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Carinae, Malbec, Anos Luz, Mendoza, 2019
Años Luz = Light years. Very deep and opaque tone. Enticing scent of black fruit wrapped in cigar-box. Very powerful and intense but also silky and graceful. Solid underpinning of tannins. Attractively mature and all in harmony.... Read More
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ColourRed
RegionMendoza
GrowerCarinae
Grape VarietyMalbec
Vintage2019
ABV14.2%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeCAE419
Carinae
Mendoza, Argentina
Frenchman Philippe Subra, with his wife Brigitte, came to Argentina as the national boss of EDF, the French energy giant - but loved the country so much he cleverly bought some long-established vineyards and settled there, on the south side of Mendoza. He has built a small cellar - boutique indeed, whilst wholly lacking the pretension that word implies!
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Malbec
Malbec is a red grape whose home is in south-west France, and specifically in the appellation of Cahors.
There (known as Cot) it makes a strongly flavoured wine which is, all too often, tannic and rustic and needs several years ageing to show its best.
Like Carmenère in Chile, it is much more successful in Argentina than in its homeland. Introduced in the mid 19th...
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Carinae, Malbec, Anos Luz, Mendoza, 2019
Años Luz = Light years. Very deep and opaque tone. Enticing scent of black fruit wrapped in cigar-box. Very powerful and intense but also silky and graceful. Solid underpinning of tannins. Attractively mature and all in harmony. Definitive steak wine – but not just for steak! Now-2031
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