Republica del Malbec, Matías Riccitelli 2020
Old-vine Malbec off 1908 plantings at Las Compuertas: wild blackberry, liquorice and silky tannins.
Tim Atkin MW Tim Atkin 93; James Suckling 96
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Why this wine
The Las Compuertas vines behind this wine went into the ground in 1908, and that age shows as depth and fine tannin rather than sheer size. Splitting the ageing between barrels and 1,000-litre foudres keeps the oak in the background where it belongs. It is the bottling that makes Riccitelli's case for old-vine Luján de Cuyo Malbec.
At a glance
- Grape
- Malbec
- Region
- Mendoza, Argentina
- Alcohol
- 14.00%
- Body
- Full
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Short (3-5 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Barbecue, Cheese