Luigi Bosca de Sangre D.O.C Malbec 2021

Description

With deep historical roots in Argentina’s Mendoza wine region, Bodega Luigi Bosca has a longstanding commitment to innovation and quality. Founded in 1901 by Don Leoncio Arizu, Bodega Luigi Bosca is the country’s oldest family-owned winery. Today third & fourth generation of the Arizu family, Alberto Junior and Alberto Senior both run this fine wine business.

With wide temperature swings between cold nights and hot days, the Arizu family have come to appreciate that Mendoza’s desert climate and terroir offer unique benefits to the wines they produce: it amplifies the aromatics and colour and keeps the acidity balanced, while the alluvial deposits in the soil provide minerality and depth.

Pioneers in Mendoza’s winemaking history, the Arizu family collaborated actively to create the Lujan de Cuyo Denomination of Origin (DO) appellation in 1988. Under its DO regulations, the appellation adheres to strict aging and viticultural rules, including the fact that vines must be a minimum of 50 years old. But the Arizu family did not stop there. At the forefront of a region-wide drive for improving the quality of Mendoza’s wines, Bodega Luigi Bosca has embraced the philosophy of bio-dynamics and biodiversity. The Arizu family believes that biodiversity in each vineyard’s ecosystem further enriches a harvest’s full potential by adding other plants such as olive and chestnut trees that complement and coexist with the vines during each growing season.

Sourced from Bosca’s estate vineyards in Lujan de Cuyo- Maipu, 70 year old vines and sit at an elevation of 960 meters in well drained soils with a mix of limestone and silt.

Grapes are hand harvested and meticulously sorted and destemmed upon arrival at the winery. Fermented at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks followed by 14 months aging in new and second use French oak and lightly filtered prior to bottling.

Another excellent vintage in Argentina – Incredibly consistent producer.. which produced ripe, high quality, balanced fruit with beautiful acidity.

Class here.. power,  focus, fine grained tannins and balance. Viva Argentina!

93 points, Vinous “From Luján de Cuyo, the 2021 Malbec De Sangre was aged for 12 months in used barrels. Intense purple color in the glass. The nose presents violets, fresh plum, balsamic notes, white pepper, hints of oak, black tea and a whiff of grapefruit. Plush and broad with fruity flavor and voluminous, polished tannins. The texture is velvety before the long, fruity finish.”

91 points, James Suckling “This has a toasty character with notes of ripe plums and cherries as well as sweet spices, hazelnuts and grilled herbs. Medium- to full-bodied with plush, creamy tannins and rich core of dark fruit and spices. Rich and mellow finish.”

RRP $53   ** Our Special Buy only $44.99 when you buy 6 of this wine**