Familia Schroeder Alpataco Malbec 2023 vs Tabali Pedregoso Gran Reserva Malbec 2024
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £16.25 | £16.25 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Familia Schroeder | Tabali |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Malbec | Malbec |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
| Where to buy |
Familia Schroeder Alpataco Malbec 2023
Alpataco Malbec is a vibrant expression of Malbec from Patagonia, planted in gravelly soils that benefit from warm days and cool nights in Argentina's southernmost wine region. The vineyards in San Patricio del Chañar produce low-yield grapes that give the wine purity, concentration, and elegant fruit expression. Hand-harvested and vinified with minimal intervention, the wine is unoaked to preserve its fresh, fruity character, resulting in a smooth, medium-bodied Malbec with blackcurrant, black cherry, plum, and violet notes. Why You'll Love It This is Patagonian Malbec—a cooler-climate expression that offers elegance and freshness alongside the rich fruit character Malbec is known for. Familia Schroeder's gravity-flow winery in Neuquén combines modern winemaking with minimal intervention philosophy, allowing the unique Patagonian terroir to shine. The unoaked style preserves pure fruit expression, making this an exceptionally drinkable and food-friendly wine at an outstanding price. Meet the Producer Familia Schroeder's winery, located in San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén, Patagonia, combines modern gravity-flow winemaking with architecture that blends into the vineyard landscape. Established in tribute to a 75-million-year-old dinosaur fossil found during construction, the winery emphasizes minimal intervention, quality fruit, and terroir expression in every bottle. Production Grapes are hand-harvested at optimal ripeness from low-yielding vines in gravelly soils. Vinified with minimal intervention to preserve freshness and aromatics, the wine undergoes unoaked fermentation and careful handling to achieve a velvety mouthfeel and expressive fruit character without oak influence. Tasting Notes Deep ruby in colour, the nose reveals blackcurrant, black cherry, plum, and violet aromas. The palate is smooth and medium-bodied, with a fresh, fruity profile and a velvety texture that balances richness and elegance with refreshing acidity. Perfect Pairings Pairs beautifully
Tabali Pedregoso Gran Reserva Malbec 2024
Tabalí Pedregoso Gran Reserva Malbec is a refined and mineral red wine from the coastal Limarí Valley in Chile , planted on alluvial soils enriched with calcareous veins along the southern bank of the Limarí River. The Espinal vineyard's unique geology, stony alluvial terraces interspersed with limestone dust deposited by ancient glaciers, gives the wine remarkable freshness and a distinct mineral character that sets it apart from other Chilean Malbecs. Why You'll Love It This is Chilean Malbec with a real difference, sourced from the cool, coastal Limarí Valley near the edge of the Atacama Desert rather than the warmer inland valleys. The unique limestone-rich terroir and coastal influence create a wine with exceptional freshness, minerality, and elegance that is genuinely unlike anything else from Chile. Viña Tabalí, established in 2002, is a pioneering producer recognised for precise, terroir-driven wines that capture the unique character of northern and central Chile's distinctive coastal and desert-influenced regions. Vineyard & Production Grapes are hand-harvested at optimal aromatic and phenolic ripeness from the Espinal vineyard in the Limarí Valley, picked into 20kg bins to preserve integrity and minimise damage. Fermentation takes place in small, temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, followed by post-fermentation maceration to enhance structure and texture. The wine is then aged for 12 months in French oak barrels to integrate flavours and achieve a polished, elegant finish. Tasting Notes Violet-red in the glass. The nose reveals ripe plums, sour cherries, red fruits, and delicate violet aromas. On the palate, the wine is vibrant and fresh, with fine tannins, lively acidity, and a long, fruity finish with distinctive mineral notes. Perfect Pairings Ideal for barbecues, grilled meats, hearty autumn dishes, roasted lamb, or empanadas. The fresh acidity also makes it excellent with tomato-based pasta dishes. Grape Varieties Malbec 100%, Espinal vineya
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