The 2016 Rutini Collection Cabernet Malbec is stunning. Aromatic and complex, with concentrated aromas of red cherry and plum. The palate is full, with rich red fruit flavours, a touch of vanilla and a long, lingering finish.
COMPOSITION: 100% Cabernet Franc
VINEYARDS: Gualtallary and Altamira, Mendoza
HARVEST: Manual
OAK: 40% new French oak and 60% 2nd use
ALCOHOL: 14,5%
WINEMAKER: Mariano Di Paola
TASTING NOTES:
Intense garnet, with shades of bright purple. Fruity character
(raspberry, strawberry, blackberry) impacts nose, combined with fresh menthol accents, and spices and smoke that come from careful barrel aging. Firm on palate, this wine is rounded, chunky and uid. An elegant dryness on the nish.
Serving temperature: 14º-17ºC
Aging potential: 10 years
FOOD PAIRING:
Smoked pork and sausage, lamb kidneys, grilled pork with rosemary, osso buco, blood sausage, wild rabbit, partridge with lentils, stews, chicken liver pâté, rabbit terrine