Flechas De Los Andes - Gran Malbec 2009
- Producer Flechas de los Andes
- Blend 100% Malbec
- Country Argentina
- Region Mendoza
- UPC 8 94597 00201 7
Winery Technical Data
Acidity: 5.99 g/l - Tataric Acid.
Residual Sugar: 2.78 g/l.
Dry Extract: 32.71 g/l.
Residual Sugar: 2.78 g/l.
Dry Extract: 32.71 g/l.
Vineyards
Harvest: Hand harvested during March and April 2009.
Soil type: Loam from alluvial origins, increasing the proportion of stones in the subsoil.
Planted in 1999 at a density of 5500 vines per hectare. 1,100 meters above sea level.
Soil type: Loam from alluvial origins, increasing the proportion of stones in the subsoil.
Planted in 1999 at a density of 5500 vines per hectare. 1,100 meters above sea level.
Winemaking
Grape harvest: Manual selection before and after destemming, then moved to stainless steel tanks by gravity.
Maceration: 7 days in the cold.
Fermentation: 30 days.
Malolactic fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation over 20 days at 18°C. Aging: 40% in new French oak barrels, 30% in used French oak barrels, 30% in stainless steel tanks. Over 12 months.
Bottling: 9th August 2010 (without filtration).
Maceration: 7 days in the cold.
Fermentation: 30 days.
Malolactic fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation over 20 days at 18°C. Aging: 40% in new French oak barrels, 30% in used French oak barrels, 30% in stainless steel tanks. Over 12 months.
Bottling: 9th August 2010 (without filtration).
