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Ricardo Santos has demonstrated a life-long commitment to the
Argentinean wine tradition, particularly in regards to Argentina’s
great varietal—Malbec. The former owner of the Norton
Winery, Ricardo renounced a career in architecture to pursue
his passion for winemaking with the belief that Argentina could
make wines equal to the best in the world. He was the first
winemaker from Argentina to export Malbec to the U.S. over thirty
years ago. Ricardo Santos and his wife Estela now share this
vision with the family: one son, Patricio, is winemaker; another
son, Pedro, is head of marketing.
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2006 Malbec
This exceptional wine is from the single vineyard La Madras,
on the slopes of the Andes Mountains in Argentina at an altitude
of 2,800 feet, allowing for a temperate Continental climate.
Grapes are harvested and selected by hand, gently pressed, and
only the first pressed juice used. The wine is then aged in
French and American oak for six months.
The 2006 Malbec is a striking deep brilliant purple color. The
nose is ripe and full, reminiscent of dark cherries, plums,
and chocolate with undertones of loam and earth. In the mouth,
the wine displays a profound core of ripe, blackberry jam fruit,
lengthening into a sophisticated weighty finish coupled with
an elegant silkiness. This is a rich, extracted Malbec, atypical
of most Malbecs from Argentina.
Suggested
Retail: $18.00
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