Description
Finca La Colonia Colección Malbec. Argentina, 75cl
- Product Type: Red Wines
- Country: Argentina
- Region: Mendoza
- Sub-region: Luján de Cuyo
- Producer: Bodega Norton
- Vintage: 2022
- Alcohol: 14%
- Grape Varieties: 100% Malbec
- Closure: Cork
TASTING NOTES
Deep red colour with violet hues. Aromas of ripe red fruit, cassis and black pepper, with more fruit and a touch of spice on the palate. Elegant and smooth with a long finish.
Located in Mendoza at 1,100 metres above sea level, Finca La Colonia is Bodega Norton’s main estate vineyard. Grapes for the Colección range are hand-picked from vines that are at least fifteen years old.
Finca La Colonia Coleccion Malbec. Argentina
£15.99 incl VAT + Delivery
In 1885, the Buenos Aires to Mendoza railway opened, cementing the significance of this emerging wine-growing region high in the Andean foothills. Ten years later, Edmund Norton planted the first vines in Mendoza’s Lujn de Cuyo district. At 900-1100 metres, the altitude moderates the temperature, causing an extended ripening season, and also expose the vines to more ultraviolet light, which encourages the development of colour and tannin in the black-skinned varieties.
The result is whites packed with vibrant flavour and good natural acidity, and well-structured, food-friendly reds.
