Ave Premium Malbec 2007 Front Label
Ave Premium Malbec 2007 Front Label

Winemaker Notes

The grapes come from the 60-hectare Ave estate in the Pedriel region of the Luján de Cuyo valley in Mendoza. Prime vineyards produce incredible fruit which is the base for this great wine. The grapes are de-bunched and put into stainless steel tanks and for 20 days the wine is kept in contact with its skins. The wine ferments for 10 days in temperature controlled vats. The wine is moved to cement tanks for malolactic fermentation. The wine finally ages in French oak for 8 months, 50% new and 50% second-use barriques. The wine is finally bottled and rests for 6 months before shipping.

The color is a deep ruby-red with violet shades. The nose is slightly floral with hints of violets, plums, raspberries, vanilla and slightly-toasted coffee. In the mouth, the wine presents good structure with nice ripe and juicy tannins. It is a wonderfully balanced, medium-bodied wine.

Professional Ratings

  • 90 Wine Spectator
    Deliciously vibrant, with mouthwatering acidity running through the dark plum, violet, pastis and licorice snap notes, which stay tangy and pure on the nicely driven finish. Drink now through 2010. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.
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Most distinguished and celebrated from Argentina’s Mendoza, Malbec has seen runaway success since the early 2000s. Mendoza’s agreeable, continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold snowy winters allows the perfect conditions for growing outstanding Malbec. This grape is easy to like for its lusty, deep flavors and aromas of blackberry, plum, red cherry, autumn spice and tilled earth. It’s easy to find delicious, fruit-driven, affordable everyday examples and in prices beyond, quite exceptional ones with dense, supple textures that make them capable of aging.

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