Manos Negras Malbec 2015
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The 2015 Malbec is now produced exclusively from grapes grown in a vineyard in Atlamira. These wines are all produced with grapes picked over three different dates with different ripeness and fermented in cement vats with indigenous yeasts, where they mature in contact with the fine lees until bottling. Subtle, juicy, fresh and clean, it follows the general profile of the line, with a pleasant, soft but firm texture, with fine tannins that provide good mouthfeel. Easy to drink and very good value. Some 50,000 bottles were filled in February 2016.
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Viticulturist Alejandro Sejanovich and educator Jeff Maubasch worked together at Catena before they joined forces with two New Zealand winemakers to start Manos Negras. They put out a collection of refreshing wines, like this delicious, fruity malbec. Its pungent acidity and soft tannins balance the strawberry flavors, making this easy to drink. Vino del Sol, Corralitos, CA
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Manos Negras focuses on latitude winemaking. Argentina and Chile's winemaking regions stretch 1,500 miles north to south along the Andes. Each latitude possesses a unique terroir with singular combinations of soil and temperature which are ideally suited for different varietals. Manos Negras uses the unique skills of three immigrants to Argentina-New Zealand winemakers Duncan Killiner and Jason Mabbett, and American wine educator Jeff Mausbach- as well as the renown Argentine viticulturist Alejandro Sejanovich to craft wines based on exciting terroir-varietal combinations.
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.