Familia Bonfanti 2020 Estate Malbec, Lujan de Cuyo
Item Number: 20271
UPC: 0-736040515005
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
Sub Region: Lujan de Cuyo
Appellation/AVA: Lujan de Cuyo
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2020
Grape(s): 100% Malbec
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.4
Soil Type: Loamy sand
Elevation: 3,077 feet
Winemaking Notes: The grapes are manually harvested. They macerate for 10 days before fermentation occurs in barrel. The wine ages in 50% new and 50% used barrels for 12 months. It ages further in bottle before release.
Tasting Notes: This 100% Malbec comes from a single vineyard that was planted in 1915 in Perdriel inside in the Lujan de Cuyo subregion of Mendoza. This terrior-driven wine shows notes of strawberry, leather and tobacco that are underscored by elements of earth and mineral-driven components.