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Finca Decero - Petit Verdot 2012
Wine
Petit Verdot forms part of our icon blend (Amano) yet each year we select a few exceptional parcels to make a 'mini edicion’.
Estate
Within a few vintages, Finca Decero has become recognized not only for having one of the highest quality vineyards in all of Mendoza, but also for catapulting into an elite group of the most highly regarded producers in Argentina. Once a desolate piece of land in the foothills of the Andes,
absent of everything but shrubs, Finca Decero is now a one-of-a-kind vineyard where each vine is nurtured by hand and the winemaking is without compromise. The wines are made by Marcos Fernandez, formerly a winemaker for Paul Hobbs in Napa Valley.
Vineyard
Located at 3500 feet, in the renowned Mendoza appellation of Agrelo, our one-ofa-kind Remolinos Vineyard takes its name from 'remolinos' – whirlwinds which keep the grapes dry and in perfect condition before being handpicked each vintage.
Vinification
The clusters are selected on a sorting table prior to destemming, and individual berries are selected on a sorting table after destemming. The must underwent 30 days total maceration, a 7 day cold soak, followed by 10 days of fermentation in small wide stainless steel tanks (at 82 degrees to
extract both the jasmine aromas and the textural concentration) and finally an 18 day extended maceration period. The wine was gently basket pressed before malolactic fermentation and then aged in French oak barrels (50% new) for 16 months.
