Winemaker Notes
The Owl & The Dust Devil Icon Blend is a red blend that employs Decero's unique and creative nature with striking packaging which includes a label that brings one on an augmented reality journey.
Blend: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Malbec, 19% Petit Verdot, 9% Tannat
Vegan-Friendly
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This blend comes from Luján de Cuyo and presents a fruit-forward nose, with hints of vanilla bean. There is energy on the palate, where pomegranate, cranberries and raspberries mingle with integrated notes of toasted oak. Fine tannins and elevated acidity support the mix of flavors throughout the velvety finish. Enjoy this wine now through 2035.
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James Suckling
Ripe dark cherries and plums with hints of licorice, spicy herbs and bark. Juicy and vivid with a chalky texture to its tannins and a medium to full body. Lightly chewy with a spicy edge to its fruit. 50% malbec, 22% cabernet sauvignon, 19% petit verdot and 9% tannat. Drink or hold.
One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.
By far the largest and best-known winemaking province in Argentina, Mendoza is responsible for over 70% of the country’s enological output. Set in the eastern foothills of the Andes Mountains, the climate is dry and continental, presenting relatively few challenges for viticulturists during the growing season. Mendoza, divided into several distinctive sub-regions, including Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley, is the source of some of the country’s finest wines.
For many wine lovers, Mendoza is practically synonymous with Malbec. Originally a Bordelaise variety brought to Argentina by the French in the mid-1800s, here it found success and renown that it never knew in its homeland where a finicky climate gives mixed results. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Pinot Noir are all widely planted here as well (and sometimes even blended with each other or Malbec). Mendoza's main white varieties include Chardonnay, Torrontés, Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.