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Penedo Borges Malbec Icono 2008

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Elaboration

Location: Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
Altitud: 1050 m
Grape variety: 100% Malbec
Harvest: Handpicked in the first half of April, 2008 in 18 kg capacity plastic boxes.
Fermentation:fermented during 24 days with the pomace. Delestage at the beginning and 2 daily pumpings until density 1000.
Maturation: 18 months in new barrels being 80% French medium toasted oak and 20% in medium toastes Amercan oak.
Filtering: filter battery until 0.45 micra sterile cartridge.
Guard: 12 months in corked bottles under controlled temperature.

Chemical Analysis

Alcohol: 14.5%
Residual Sugar: 1.77 g/L
Total Acidity: 5.06 g/L
PH: 3.6

Tasting Notes

Intense ruby colour, deep, clean, dark violet reflexes with an attractive dark core. Intense nose, raspberry, plum, blueberry, blackberry and fig nuances, spicy notes, vanilla and chocolate. Affable mouth attack, warm, velvety, noble and soft tannins.

Pairing: lamb, roast goat, rabbit, duck breast, "chorizo" beef, pasta with funghi, crude ham, mature cheese parmesan style.

 

Penedo Borges Malbec Gran Reserva 2007

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Elaboration

Location: Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
Altitud: 1050 m
Grape variety: 85% Malbec, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Shiraz.
Harvest: handpicked on the first week of April 2007.
Fermentation: under controlled temperature between 25° and 28°C during 10 days.
Maturation: 12 months in French and American oak barrels, 100%
Maceration: pre-fermentative pellicular maceration during 4 days.
Filtering: soft filtering after the stabilization process, prior to bottling.
Guard: 12 months in first class corked bottles at 14° C.

Chemical Analysis

Alcohol: 14.5%
Residual Sugar: 2,72 g/L
Total Acidity: 4,80 g/L
PH: 3.55

Tasting Notes

Intense colour, red tears, intense nose with predominant aromas of plum, raisins and dry figs with a touch of vanilla, raspberry and blackcurrent at the end. Velvety, subtle and elegantly woody, with body and a long finish.
Pairing: goatling or lamb roast, rabbit casserole, duck breast, oven stuffed meats, veal stew and hard cheeses.

 

Penedo Borges Malbec Reserva 2009

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Elaboration

Location: Luján de Cuyo – Mendoza – Argentina
Altitud: 1050 m
Grape variety: 85% Malbec; 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
Harvest: handpicked in 18 kg plastic boxes between March and April, 2009
Elaboration: pre-fermentative cold maceration at 8 o.C during 5 days. Fermentation under controlled temperature between 26 and 28 o.C during 8 days with selected yeasts. Post-fermentative maceration during 10 days.
Maturation: 10 months in French and American oak barrels.
Filtering: soft filtering for brilliance in thick mesh before bottling.
Guard: 8 months in bottle at the cellar under controlled temperature.

Chemical Analysis

Alcohol: 14.5 %
Residual Sugar: 2.50 g / L
Total Acidity: 5.13 g / L
PH: 3.70

Tasting Notes

An intense ruby-violet red wine. Ripe red fruit aromas , notes of plum jelly with a black pepper nuance. Oak maturation gives to it some sweet touches like vanilla and chocolate and toasted coffee. Full bodied with sweet tannins bring softness and make it complex and persistent.
Pairing: roast red meat, pork, goat and lamb. Pasta with funghi. Matured cheese.

 

Penedo Borges Malbec Shiraz Reserva 2009

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Elaboration

Location: Luján de Cuyo-Mendoza-Argentina
Altitud: 1050 m
Grape variety: 50% Malbec, 40% Shiraz, 10% Cabernet sauvignon.
Harvest: handpicked and put into 18 kg plastic boxes between March and April, 2009.
Elaboration: : pre-fermentative cold maceration at 8 o.C during 5 days. Fermentation under controlled temperature of 26 to 28 o.C during 8 days with selected yeasts; post-fermentative maceration during 10 days.
Maturation: 60% of the wine volume into oak barrels being 70% French Oak and 30% American Oak.
Filtering: soft filtering for brilliance only in thick mesh before bottling.
Guard: 8 months guard in bottle at the cellar unde controlled temperature.

Chemical Analysis

Alcohol: 14%
Residual Sugar: 2.13 g / L
Total Acidity: 5.63 g / L
PH: 3.7

Tasting Notes

Intense red violet colour. Ripe red fruit aromas, fig, raisins, cherry and black currant jelly blended to soft vanilla notes . Good persistence in mouth, complex body and a warm final.
Pairing: ham, sausages, red meat, pizza, pasta. Soft cheese.

 

Penedo Borges Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2008

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Elaboration

Location: Luján de Cuyo-Mendoza-Argentina
Altitud: 1050 m
Grape variety: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Malbec
Harvest: handpicked in 18 kg plastic boxes between March and April, 2008.
Elaboration: pre-fermentative cold maceration at 8 o.C during 5 days. Fermentation under controlled temperature between 26 and 28 o.C during 8 days with selected yeasts, post fermentative maceration during 10 days.
Maturation: 70% of wine was in contact with Oak, being 70% French oak and 30%
Filtering: soft filtering for brilliance only in thick mesh before bottling
Guard: 8 months guard in bottles in the cellar under controlled temperature.

Chemical Analysis

Alcohol: 14%
Residual Sugar: 2.26 g/L
Total Acidity: 5.71 g/L
PH: 3.6

Tasting Notes

A brilliant red wine dark ruby. The maturation in oak barrels grants seductive fig and dry fruit aromas, smoked and pepper y notes compounding a complex nose. Opulent and round taste, with a fine finish; apt for guard. Refreshing acidity.

Pairing: juicy rost beef, meat fillet, stewed lamb, canelone.

 

Penedo Borges Malbec Joven 2010

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Elaboration

Location: Luján de Cuyo-Mendoza- Argentina
Altitud: 1050 m
Grape variety: 100% Malbec
Harvest: handpicked in 18 kg plastic boxes on March, 2010
Elaboration: pre-fermentative cold maceration at 8 o.C during 2 days. Fermentation under controlled temperature of 26 o.C during 7 days.
Homogenizing: 8 months in inox tanks
Filtering: soft filtering for brilliance in thick mesh before bottling.
Guard: 6 months in bottle in the cellar under controlled temperature.

Chemical Analysis

Alcohol: 13,9%
Residual Sugar: 1,96 g/L
Total Acidity: 5,06 g/L
PH: 3,70

Tasting Notes

Intense ruby red wine with violet nuances. Remarkable fragrant plum and red fruit aromas. In mouth its affable and sweet tannins and its complexity lead to a definite personality.
Pairing: ham and sausages, cheese, red meat, salmon, sea food…

 

Penedo Borges Malbec Rose 2010

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Elaboration

Location: Agrelo-Mendoza-Argentina
Altitud: 1050 m
Grape variety: 100% Malbec
Harvest: hand-picked in 18 kg plastic boxes on March, 2010.
Elaboration: traditional "sangria" rosé method, cold maceration during 48 hours and fermentation at low temperature (15 o. C).
Filtering: sterilizing filtering before bottling
Guard: 4 months guard in bottle in the cellar under controlled temperature.

Chemical Analysis

Alcohol: 13.5 %
Residual Sugar: 4.25 g/L
Total Acidity: 6.00 g/L
PH: 3.50

Tasting Notes

Rosé wine, claret colour with a salmon nuance . Fruity aromas of cherry, cassis and plum, typical of Malbec, make it truly fragrant. Very soft entering in mouth, balanced acidity, a sweet touch at the end.
Pairing: white meat, fish, saumon, soft cheeses, "tapas"…

 

Penedo Borges Chardonnay 2010

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Elaboración

Location: Luján de Cuyo-Mendoza-Argentina
Altitud: 1050 m
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Harvest: hand-picked and placed into plastic boxes of 18 kg in February, 2010.
Elaboration: short maceration in pneumatic press, previous cold sedimentation of lees and controlled fermentation at 14 degrees C with selected yeasts, during approximately 20 days. Maceration and lees agitation during the fermentation last phase and the conservation.
Filtering: sterilizing filtering previous to bottling.
Guard: 4 months into bottle in the cellar under controlled temperature.

Chemical Analysis

Alcohol: 13,5%
Residual Sugar: 3,58 g/L
Total Acidity: 6,15 g/L
PH: 3,40

Tasting Notes

Atractive straw-yellow colour with green reflexes. Remarkable presence of tropical fruit aromas, such as pine-apple and passion-fruit, Great freshness in mouth given by a mineral character collaborating in complexity. The persistence and unctuousness in mouth make it delicious.
Pairing: aperitif, fresh salad, fish and sea food, ceviche and Asiatic food.