Finca DeceroThe Owl & The Dust Devil Icon Blend 2017

Name: The Owl & The Dust Devil Icon Blend
Brand: Finca Decero
SKU: VIN-009799
Price: 18.7 GBP
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Product code: 9799

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Red Wine from
Mendoza, Argentina

Country: Argentina

Region: Mendoza

Type: Red Wine

Winery: Finca Decero

Alcohol: 14.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Winemaker: Marcos Fernandez

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape: 50% Malbec, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Petit Verdot, 11% Tannat, 3% Cabernet Franc

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Country: Argentina

Region: Mendoza

Type: Red Wine

Winery: Finca Decero

Alcohol: 14.5%

Volume: 750 ml

Winemaker: Marcos Fernandez

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape: 50% Malbec, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Petit Verdot, 11% Tannat, 3% Cabernet Franc

Product Notes

Finca Decero The Owl & The Dust Devil Icon Blend is a tantalizing Argentinian red wine that is sure to capture the hearts and palates of wine enthusiasts worldwide. With its rich blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, and Tannat, this wine offers a unique and complex flavor profile that is both spicy and fruity. The Owl & The Dust Devil Icon Blend is named after two distinct elements of the Finca Decero vineyard – the resident owl that keeps watch over the vines and the fierce dust devil that sweeps across the estate. This wine is the perfect embodiment of the spirit of the vineyard, offering a robust and adventurous flavor experience that is unlike any other.

Tasting Notes

This red wine is a single vineyard blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Tannat and Cabernet Franc . The Cabernet gives the wine backbone and structure which is supported b y the aromatics and silky profile of the Malbec and Cabernet Franc . Petit Verdot and Tannat provide not only a rich core to the wine but also depth of character and flavor for superb ageing potential .

About the Winery

In the local Argentinian dialect, the word decero means “from scratch.” That’s exactly the meaning that sums up the birth of this wine label. Originally a barren stretch of land, the vineyards of Agrelo in the Mendoza region have now become one of the premium red wine-producing areas of Argentina. Thomas Schmidheiny, who belonged to a family of passionate winemakers, was the one who discovered the full potential of this plot of land in the 1970s.

Located at the foothills of the Andes Mountains, this land had unique climatic conditions and soil quality that made Thomas finalise this location for the Finca Decero brand’s Remolinos Vineyard. In the local dialect, Remolinos referred to small whirlwinds. This placed was named thus because of the small but frequent whirlwinds it experienced.

These vineyards are located at a height of 3500feet above sea level, the tallest in Agrelo. The winemaking experts at the vineyards and the estate are from Argentina and from across the world. The team maintains a hands-on approach in all the practices involved right from planting the vines until the bottling stage. This is what is known as the Amano approach here.

Only the red varietals of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec are planted in the Remolinos Vineyard, as these suit the climate conditions of Agrelo perfectly. As part of the Amano approach, only the best grapes are selected by hand. Then, at the winery, these grapes are sorted in a dual-tray method. This way, they are first sorted before they are de-stemmed and then they are selected on the basis of their quality.

A 11-member team oversees this process to ensure that only the best grapes are sent for fermentation. The winery uses traditional and natural methods for fermenting, but it contains state-of-the-art equipment as well. Grapes are processed here with the help of gravity to ensure gentle handling of the fruits.

http://www.decero.com

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