Flechas De Los Andes - Gran Corte - Malbec

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Flechas De Los Andes - Gran Corte - Malbec - 2020

Producer

Flechas de los Andes

Blend

40% Cabernet Franc
55% Malbec
5% Syrah

Country

Argentina

Region

Mendoza

UPC

8 94597 00202 4

Verified Stock

12 / 750mL

99031-20

Product Ratings

James Suckling 94pt

A rich and juicy Gran Corte of cabernet franc and malbec with plenty of sweet blackberries, violets and stones. Juicy and broad on the full-bodied palate with fine, sleek tannins. Very young and slightly monolithic now.

by James Suckling, 2023

Vinous Media 95pt

The 2020 Gran Corte is a co-fermentation of 60% Malbec and 40% Cabernet Franc and was half-aged in new French oak barrels and half in foudres and used barrels for 18 months. Dark purple with a garnet sheen in the glass. On the nose, it offers balsamic notes along with blackberry and hints of ash, camphor and bay leaf. Dry and intense on the palate, the delicate, juicy, expansive flow soars over a velvety texture before the long, dark fruit finish. The 2020 achieves a lovely harmony rarely seen among the 2020 reds.

by Vinous Media, 2023

Description

Flechas de los Andes was born from the partnership between Baron Benjamin de Rothschild and Laurent Dassault, as the result of their research of a great terroir at the foot of the Andes in the Mendoza region. Each harvest is handpicked, hand selected, and then fermented with high quality requirements in the most modern equipment.

The name Flechas de los Andes or Andes arrows refers to the 5 arrows, symbol of the Rothschild family (symbolizing the five brothers at the origin of this dynasty of entrepreneurs). At the foot of the Andes, 120 km south of Mendoza, the Malbec variety rules as the king of this unique terroir. This wine Gran Malbec was created to achieve a Malbec of high range, faithful representative of the both families Rothschild and Dassault are aiming to produce a great Argentinian Malbec.

Tasting Notes

The color is intense with violet tones. The typical Malbec from Argentina marks its identity with its aromas of violet and prunes. Malbec is a very intense wine and it is Cabernet-Franc who brings elegance and subtlety with very soft tannins and rose aromas. All these components provide the complexity and elegance which are necessary for a great wine. Serve at 16Â°C Decant for 1 hour.

Technical data

Appellation: Vista Flores, Uco Valley – 120 km south of Mendoza – Argentina.
Altitude: 1,100m.
Vineyard area: 110 ha.
Soil type: Granite, sand, and gravel from the Andes.
Vine density: 5,800 vines/ha.
Average age of the vines: 17 years.
Soil management: Natural grass cover and drip irrigation.
Pruning: Double guyot.
Harvest: Hand-picking and sorting of all the grapes.
Winemaking: Vats filled by gravity flow. Cold maceration and fermentation in stainless steel tanks.
Ageing: 100% in new barrels for 24 months.

Winemaking

Manual selection before and after destemming, then the grapes fill stainless steel tanks by the action of gravity. Traditional vinification with daily pumping over in stainless tanks. Maceration during 30 days (Cold maceration: 5 days, Fermentation: 25 days at 24-28Â°C). Spontaneous Malolactic fermentation.

Ageing

100% in new French oak barrels. Ageing duration: 18 months.

Average age of the vine

17 years.

Harvest

Hand picking.

Food pairing

This wine is excellent with grilled meat, cheeses, chocolate desserts, and red fruit desserts. The Sommelier's advise: To be enjoyed with game, such as venison. Combine the balance of this Argentinian strength with the Fermier with Perigord truffle.

Soil

Continental terroir with a soil from alluvial origin, composed by clay, sand and with a high percentage of stones in the subsoil.