Flechas De Los Andes - Gran Malbec 2011
- Producer Flechas de los Andes
- Blend 100% Malbec
- Country Argentina
- Region Mendoza
- UPC 8 94597 00201 7
Flechas De Los Andes
The winery (or bodega) called FLECHAS DE LOS ANDES was born from the partnership between Baron Benjamin de Rothschild and Laurent Dassault, as the result of their research of a great terroir at the foot of the Andes in the Mendoza region.
The name "Flechas de los Andes" or "Andes arrows" refers to the 5 arrows, symbol of the Rothschild family (symbolizing the five brothers at the origin of this dynasty of entrepreneurs).
Both families Rothschild and Dassault are aiming to produce a wine of excellence.
Each harvest is handpicked, hand selected, and then fermented with high quality requirements in the most modem equipment.
At the foot of the Andes, 120 km south of Mendoza, the Malbec variety rules as the king ofthis unique terroir.
This wine "Gran Malbec" was created to achieve a Malbec of high range, faithful representative of the great Argentinian malbec.
The name "Flechas de los Andes" or "Andes arrows" refers to the 5 arrows, symbol of the Rothschild family (symbolizing the five brothers at the origin of this dynasty of entrepreneurs).
Both families Rothschild and Dassault are aiming to produce a wine of excellence.
Each harvest is handpicked, hand selected, and then fermented with high quality requirements in the most modem equipment.
At the foot of the Andes, 120 km south of Mendoza, the Malbec variety rules as the king ofthis unique terroir.
This wine "Gran Malbec" was created to achieve a Malbec of high range, faithful representative of the great Argentinian malbec.
Food pairing
Drink with grilled meat and French cheese.
China: Stirred Fried Black Pepper beef
Japan: Meat Tapanyaki
Korea: Beef Bulgogi with lesser sugar and Honey (Beef dish)
Advised serving temperature: 18 Celsius
China: Stirred Fried Black Pepper beef
Japan: Meat Tapanyaki
Korea: Beef Bulgogi with lesser sugar and Honey (Beef dish)
Advised serving temperature: 18 Celsius
Tasting notes
Intense ruby colored. Bright, with complex aromas of blackberry, minerals and violets. Dense and concentrated, this wine has a solid acidity and tannins marking the flavors of berries, violets and bitter chocolate. They also maintain the sweetness of the wine. The finish is with sweet tannins and pleasant violet. This is a well-balanced wine, rich in personality.
Technical data
Location: Vista Flores, Valle de Uco, Mendoza
Soil type: Granite stones, sand and gravel from the Andes
Blend: 100% Malbec
Plantation density- Yield: 5 800 vineslha- 7500kglha
Vineyard: Sustainable precision viticulture. Vines are managed in Guyot with drip irrigation.
Harvest: Grapes are handpicking during April then, in the cellar we realize a selection of berries before and after destemming.
Winemaking: Filling of the grapes into tanks by gravity. Traditional vinification with diary pumping over in stainless tanks. Spontaneous Malolactic fermentation into new French oak barrels and tanks.
Ageing: 1/3 in new French oak barrels, 1/3 in second fill barrels, 113 in tanks.
Duration: 12 months.
Soil type: Granite stones, sand and gravel from the Andes
Blend: 100% Malbec
Plantation density- Yield: 5 800 vineslha- 7500kglha
Vineyard: Sustainable precision viticulture. Vines are managed in Guyot with drip irrigation.
Harvest: Grapes are handpicking during April then, in the cellar we realize a selection of berries before and after destemming.
Winemaking: Filling of the grapes into tanks by gravity. Traditional vinification with diary pumping over in stainless tanks. Spontaneous Malolactic fermentation into new French oak barrels and tanks.
Ageing: 1/3 in new French oak barrels, 1/3 in second fill barrels, 113 in tanks.
Duration: 12 months.
