31/03/2023
reposting this great review belowfrom
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Martino Superiore Malbec 2017 - Martino Wines 🇦🇷
In this review we will discuss a Malbec from Mendoza, the Argentinean hotspot for this variety. We are taking a look at the Martino Superiore Malbec 2017 by Martino Wines] 🇦🇷
About the Winery 🏰
Martino Wines is located in Luján de Cuyo, close to the city of Mendoza. Fincas Don Martino is grounded by Hugo Martino and two of his friends. In 2002 Martino fell in love with a small vineyard in Agrelo called Viña Violeta. He bought an existing winery, renovated it and provided it with state of the art winemaking equipment.
About the Wine 🍷
Viña Violeta truly is a high altitude vineyard. The vineyard is located at around 1.000 meter above sea level. On this height the diurnal fluctuations are extreme, resulting in grapes maintaining natural acidity en developing complex aromas. The original French Malbec clones were planted in 1926 on clay loam and pebbled subsoil.
The deep purple wine doesn’t reveal it already has 6 years on the clock. Initially the wine gives fresh flowery aroma’s like violets, plum, wild blackberry and blackcurrant. After decanting more and more complex aromas appear, such as cloves, vanilla, liquorice, coffee, to***co and forest floor. After a viscous start with concentrated fresh black fruits, intense and precise acids bring it to a saline and above average long aftertaste with flavours like blackcurrant, vanilla and espresso. The mouth-watering acids do give this powerhouse (14,5% ABV) with lovely ripe tannins a nice tension and make you crave another sip.
We award this Malbec with a 93-point DWA score.
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The Martino Superiore Malbec by Martino Wines] is imported and distributed in Europe by .nl Europe🇳🇱 This review is written by our own Hermen Jansen ().
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