Syrah - Las Olas - Valle de la Puerto - Famatina Valley, Argentina - 2016 [New]

Tasting Notes

Delivers first time every time. Great value for money. Just tasted this new vintage 2020, which just arrived. A good step up from the previous 18' vintage. Bright red-violet colour with aromas plum jam, blueberry and blackberry. This unique and delightful wine has a soft texture and is well-balanced across the palate with good acidity which provides extra length to the finish. Nice new label too. Las Olas wines are soft fruity and easy to drink. NM February 21' (with Italian plumb tomato & fennel sausage sauce over pasta ) 

About the wine

Our vines are trained on a high trellis system (parral) to protect the grapes from excessive heat yet maintaining them well exposed to the sunlight and good airflow. fermented at 26°c in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks for 6 to 7 days and then left for another 3 days in contact with its solid parts. the grapes are hand-harvested during the first week of April. they are carried to the winery in 20kg bins and cooled within 30 minutes of collection the wines are filtered, clarified and bottled in 750ml. Green glass bottles with screw-cap

About the Winery

A near-desert climate and landscape in the North of Argentina, only 4-8 inch of rain PA. They use 200M deep wells to irrigate. in this historical area home to the indigenous Diaguita people. The label shows some of there traditional symbols and patterns. 4,000 Ha, 150Ha under vine, 770HA of Olives, 3,080 Ha of space  = 2.2M lots of wine! Almost 1,000 miles North of Buenos Aires & Mendoza. 1,000 M above sea level.

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