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Quimay Valle de Uco Los Arboles Chardonnay 2021
Bright and fresh, appley and floral Argentine chardonnay from high-altitude vineyards at around 1,150 metres. Tank fermented and matured to maintain the taut, crystalline style, while some yeast lees stirring in tank was done to fill out the mid-palate.
Price:
£9.95
Bottle
Price:
£119.00
Case of 12
In Stock
Code: AR4771
Wine characteristics
- White Wine
- 2 - Dry
- Chardonnay
- 75cl
- Now to 2026
- 12% Alcohol
- no oak influence
- Screwcap
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
55malbec
55malbec is a company founded by Alejandro Sejanovich and Jeff Mausbach in about 2009. Both had worked together at Catena, Alejandro in viticulture and winemaking, and Jeff in marketing. They make small quantities of two wines called Teho and Zaha, aiming to express the unique terroirs of their estate vineyards. Based on co-fermentation – making blends by mixing different varieties together during fermentation – the wines reflect subtle nuances and complexities of each vineyard. Co-fermentation helps bind tannin and colouring matter together by polymerisation. Short tannin-colour chains are rougher and spikier, longer ones are more gentle and velvety. Malbec has a lot of colour but not much tannin, so fermenting with say cabernet which has a lot of tannin, can help bind more of malbec's colour than if fermented separately. The binding also happens when blended post fermentation but is less effective.
Their Tomal and Toko vineyards are in the southern part of the Uco Valley in La Consulta, and its sub region Paraje Altamira. This is a very cool area being closer to the mountains and further south than vineyards closer to Mendoza. Some of the most aromatic and finest textured wines are coming from this area.
The name 55malbec derives from a 4ha vineyard they bought in about 2009, now named Tomal. When purchased they thought it was planted in 1955. They have since discovered one half was, but the other was planted in 1940. It is situated in the cool La Consulta region at 900m, a ...
Decanter
Read moreBrilliant value, this elegant unoaked Chardonnay comes from high-altitude vines in Los Arboles. Poised citrus and stone fruit aromas. A silky roundness in the mouth (thanks to time on lees) gives way to a ...
Jancis Robinson.com
Read moreAt first I thought the glass was dusty but it is the wine that is redolent of stone dust and yet still with pure citrus fruit at the core. Just a light herbal note. Bone dry, stony on the palate, too....