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Alpasion Red Blend Private Selection 2018 750ml

size
750ml
country
Argentina
region
Cuyo
appellation
Mendoza
subappellation
Uco Valley
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90
VM
90
Rated 90 by Vinous Media
The 2018 Alpasión Private Selection is a blend of 56% Malbec, 23% Syrah, 12% Petit Verdot and 9% Cabernet Franc that spent 18 months in mainly new barrels. Dark garnet red in hue. The aromas include dark fruit, blueberry and spices with clear woody notes, cigar box, mint and bay leaf. Potent, concentrated and treacly with firm but juicy tannins, the acidity helps to smooth out the flow. ... More details
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Alpasion Red Blend Private Selection 2018 750ml

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VM
90
WS
90
VM
90
Rated 90 by Vinous Media
The 2018 Alpasión Private Selection is a blend of 56% Malbec, 23% Syrah, 12% Petit Verdot and 9% Cabernet Franc that spent 18 months in mainly new barrels. Dark garnet red in hue. The aromas include dark fruit, blueberry and spices with clear woody notes, cigar box, mint and bay leaf. Potent, concentrated and treacly with firm but juicy tannins, the acidity helps to smooth out the flow.
WS
90
Rated 90 by Wine Spectator
Abundantly fruit-driven, with berry pie flavors paving the way, while a minerally spine adds tension. Features five-spice and chocolaty accents that fold in on the finish around firm tannins. Malbec, Syrah, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now. 861 cases made, 448 cases imported.
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A blend that changes every year depending on the best grapes available. It is a powerful, full-bodied wine, with complex aromas and great aging potential. Aged for at least 18 months in French Bordeaux style barrels. This wine has notes of dark fruits, leather, forest floor and toasted oak. A wine that has the capacity of being enjoyed in its youth with decanting or cellared for decades.
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size
750ml
country
Argentina
region
Cuyo
appellation
Mendoza
subappellation
Uco Valley
Overview
The 2018 Alpasión Private Selection is a blend of 56% Malbec, 23% Syrah, 12% Petit Verdot and 9% Cabernet Franc that spent 18 months in mainly new barrels. Dark garnet red in hue. The aromas include dark fruit, blueberry and spices with clear woody notes, cigar box, mint and bay leaf. Potent, concentrated and treacly with firm but juicy tannins, the acidity helps to smooth out the flow.
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Region: Cuyo

Argentina's Cuyo region has, for several decades now, been renowned worldwide for the high quality of its fruit-forward and remarkably flavorful wines. The arid region includes such famous provinces as the Mendoza, and wineries in Cuyo often have generations of experience when it comes to making the most of the mineral rich yet arid soils which typify the mountainous landscape. The Desaguadero River and its tributaries form many natural valleys through the Cuyo region, and as such, irrigation has long since provided the dry and dusty vineyard with a fertile and crystal-clear water source, straight from the snowy peaks of the nearby Andes. Although Malbec is the grape varietal most commonly associated with Cuyo, wineries continue to experiment with other varietals there, and the wine industry of Cuyo in Argentina continues to go from strength to strength.
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Country: Argentina

As the world's fifth largest producer of wine, after France, Italy, Spain and the United States, Argentina has plenty to offer the international wine market in regards to both quantity and quality. Despite this being the case for several decades now, it has only been since the end of the twentieth century that the Argentinian wine industry has really begun to up their game when it comes to the methods and techniques required to produce world class wines, which are both representative of their country and region of origin, and which stand alone as complex, interesting and delicious wines to drink. As Argentina became a serious contender in the international wine market, wineries previously concerned primarily with high volumes began to change their priorities, and formerly struggling small bodegas and independent wineries began to find success. Nowadays, well crafted wines from smaller vineyards in Argentina are being lauded as some of the finest in the world, and the country is starting to reap the benefits of its heritage, which include some very old vines, and up to four centuries of experience in wine production.
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Argentina's Cuyo region has, for several decades now, been renowned worldwide for the high quality of its fruit-forward and remarkably flavorful wines. The arid region includes such famous provinces as the Mendoza, and wineries in Cuyo often have generations of experience when it comes to making the most of the mineral rich yet arid soils which typify the mountainous landscape. The Desaguadero River and its tributaries form many natural valleys through the Cuyo region, and as such, irrigation has long since provided the dry and dusty vineyard with a fertile and crystal-clear water source, straight from the snowy peaks of the nearby Andes. Although Malbec is the grape varietal most commonly associated with Cuyo, wineries continue to experiment with other varietals there, and the wine industry of Cuyo in Argentina continues to go from strength to strength.
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As the world's fifth largest producer of wine, after France, Italy, Spain and the United States, Argentina has plenty to offer the international wine market in regards to both quantity and quality. Despite this being the case for several decades now, it has only been since the end of the twentieth century that the Argentinian wine industry has really begun to up their game when it comes to the methods and techniques required to produce world class wines, which are both representative of their country and region of origin, and which stand alone as complex, interesting and delicious wines to drink. As Argentina became a serious contender in the international wine market, wineries previously concerned primarily with high volumes began to change their priorities, and formerly struggling small bodegas and independent wineries began to find success. Nowadays, well crafted wines from smaller vineyards in Argentina are being lauded as some of the finest in the world, and the country is starting to reap the benefits of its heritage, which include some very old vines, and up to four centuries of experience in wine production.