Caelum Blend Gran Reserva 2020

Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza

Tasting notes

Deep garnet in the glass. The nose shows liquorice, black fruit and spice. The palate opens broad and approachable, with well-judged tannins and a long finish.

Pairs with

• Grilled ribeye or bife de chorizo
• Beef short ribs from the grill (asado de tira)
• Leg of lamb cooked over charcoal
• Venison ragù with pappardelle
• Aged hard cheeses

Where it comes from

Caelum is a small family estate that began in 2009 as a grape grower. After more than a decade working the vineyard, the family – trained in agronomy, oenology, sommellerie and engineering – decided to complete the cycle and make their own wine. The name comes from a southern-hemisphere constellation depicting a chisel, their image for handcraft. All the fruit comes from their own vineyard in Agrelo, part of Luján de Cuyo just south of Mendoza city, the long-established heartland where Argentina's reputation for Malbec was built, at the foot of the Andes. Soils are clay and limestone over a stony subsoil. The blend is unusual: half Montepulciano, an Italian variety, rounded out with Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Syrah and Cabernet Franc. Only around 2,000 bottles are made each year.

Hand-selected bunches, partly destemmed and partly whole-cluster, each variety fermented and macerated separately for 25 days in open barrels at 25–30 °C, malolactic in barrel, then 20 months in French oak with regular bâtonnage.

Serving

Serve at 15–16 °C.

Technical sheet

From the winery Caelum

A family estate in Agrelo that spent a decade growing grapes before it started bottling its own wine.

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