Description
Plum, damson and black cherry fruit on the nose leading to a smooth, medium weight palate with soft tannins, ripe dark berry fruit and warm spice.
13.5% Alc
screwtop
No oak.
Vegan
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Wine of the week 23rd June 2017 by Richard
Pale looking for a Malbec, but don’t be fooled. Lurking under the surface is a juicy monster waiting to nibble. From a family-owned winery in the Uco Valley next to Mendoza City within sight of the Andes.
Owned by ‘Familia Falasco’ who have over 40 years’ experience producing fine wines and are a top 5 leading Argentine producer located in San Martin (in the East of Mendoza)
Los Haroldos owns 3,000 hectares of vineyards in many of the prime locations, including vineyards in premier sub-region ‘La Consulta’ in the ‘Uco Valley’ which is 1,100 metres above sea level and offers a perfect micro-climate for producing fresh fruit driven wines
They have a modern winery with production capacity of 45 million litres of fine wine, and from February to the end of April, it processes 55 million kilos of grapes
Region: La Consulta, San Carlos, Uco Valley, Mendoza
Altitude: 1,100 meters above sea level
Oak: Unoaked
Aroma: Soft and elegant with plums and cherries
Flavour: Fresh red fruits with a little spice and smooth tannins, a rounded persistent finish
