Quara Malbec, Valle de Cafayate, Salta 2022
£13.00
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A soft and fruity Malbec from Salta in Argentina
- High altitude vineyards in Salta's Cafayate region allow for the creation of elegant, well balanced wines
- Unoaked and produced at over 1500 metres above sea level this wine has a real purity in its expression of the Malbec grape
- Bright characteristics of ripe red cherry and blackcurrant with hints of fresh herbs
- A perfect BBQ wine, this Malbec works wonders with burgers or succulent steak
- Established in the late 19th Century, Finca Quara is a family run winery presiding over 340 hectares of vines
- Grape variety: Malbec
- Vintage: 2022
- Type/Colour: Red
- Alcohol: 13.5%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
- Group: Salta
'Bright, fragrant and fruit-filled youthful Malbec.' - The Wine Merchant Top 100
Finca Quara are produced by Familia Felix Lavaque who boast a 140 year history and five generations of winemakers. Based in the Cafayate Valley in Salta, Argentina's highest growing area, their vineyards are located close by in the neighbouring Calchaquà Valley which constitutes one of the highest terroirs in the world, with vineyards perched at altitudes of between 5,200 feet and 6,500 feet in Salta, Argentina, These extreme heights offer perfect growing conditions for expressive fruit development and have all the advantages of very cool climate growing conditions. The high levels of UV light, cool nights and daytime heat give immense fruit set and acidity resulting in very expressive fruit. The grapes are put through a cold maceration at 5 degrees, then fermented at 24 degrees for 10 days. The wine has daily remontages over a three week period and undergoes malolactic fermentation. Here Quara grow Torrontés, Malbec, Tannat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and the Bonarda grape varieties.