Staphyle Micro Terroirs Vista Flores Malbec 2020

Vista Flores, Tunuyán, Valle de Uco, Mendoza

Tim Atkin 2022 · 93 ptsDescorchados 2023 · 92 pts

Notas de cata

An intense, concentrated Malbec with an expressive nose. The palate is round and generous, with an almost unctuous texture that sets it apart from leaner high-altitude wines. Complex and elegant through to the finish.

Marida con

• Grilled ribeye steak
• Grilled beef short ribs
• Lamb chops from the grill
• Aged hard cheeses
• Mushroom risotto

De dónde viene

The Uco Valley lies in Mendoza, Argentina's main wine region, right at the foot of the Andes. Vineyards here sit high: at 1,200 metres the days are bright and the nights cold, so grapes ripen fully while keeping their freshness. Malbec, originally from south-west France, became Mendoza's signature grape under these conditions. Staphyle's Micro Terroirs line looks at individual sites separately to show how much they differ. This one comes from the upper part of Vista Flores, in Tunuyán, in the centre of the valley. The ground is the alluvial fan of the Tunuyán River: stony and calcareous, but heavier than the other sites the winery studies, with more silt, clay and organic matter. That richer soil explains the wine's fuller, rounder build.

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De la bodega Staphyle

A third-generation Mendoza family with old vines in Agrelo and the first vineyard in the mountains of Potrerillos.

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