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Finca Decero - The Owl & The Dust Devil 2015

  • Producer
  • Blend 26% Cabernet Sauvignon
    43% Malbec
    23% Petite Verdot
    8% Tannat
  • Country Argentina
  • Region Mendoza
  • Appellation Agrelo
  • UPC 812105012501
Red Wine

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Item# 99066-15

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. Finca Decero is now a one-of-a-kind vineyard where each vine is nurtured by hand and the winemaking is without compromise.

Vineyard

The grapes are sourced from the western part of the Remolinos Vineyard at 3500 feet in the Agrelo sub-appellation of Mendoza. The vines are planted on low vigour, sandy clay loams.

Vinification

The grapes were selected berry by berry before being gravity fed into small fermentation tanks. 7 days cold soak was followed by 10 days fermentation in small stainless steel tanks at 77-79 Farenheit for more aromatic parcels and 82-84 Farenheit for parcels with more concentration and structure. Finally, the parcels benefited from 15 days of maceration post fermentation before being transferred to mature in small French oak barrels (40% new oak) for 18 months. Only after this stage were the final selection of parcels and the optimal composition of the wine decided.

Vintage

The 2015 vintage was characterized by a warm spring and early summer which brought forward harvesting by 10-15 days. There were frequent summer rains and the final crop of the vineyard was small in quantity but of high quality. These early picked grapes provided higher acidity than usual and slightly lower concentration, making the 2015 vintage wine slightly more elegant than its predecessor. Due to the strong quality of the Cabernet from this vintage, this blend leans slightly in its favor as the marginally predominant variety in the 2015 wine. The final blend consists of 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Malbec, 19% Petit Verdot, 10% Tannat.

Wine

This red wine is a single vineyard blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Tannat. The Malbec has an aromatic quality and the wine has the silky structure synonymous with the wines of the Remolinos Vineyard. In addition to the fine backbone of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, the wine has an exceptionally rich core of Petit Verdot and Tannat which provide depth of character and flavor for superb ageing potential.