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2006 Laurel Glen Vale La Pena Malbec - Argentina

Malbec is the soul of Mendoza, Argentina. No self-respecting Argentine would dream of sitting down to their national dish, an asado of grilled meats, without an accompanying bottle of Malbec. Malbec defines Mendoza as cabernet defines Bordeaux. Though Malbec began in Bordeaux ( and found a niche in the "black wine of Cahors"-- immortalized as the wine of choice of a young Hemingway, down-and-out in Paris) it is in Mendoza that Malbec reaches its highest expression. These old vineyards are naturally self-limiting in production, and at their best afford intensely black, highly concentrated, and luscious fruit that makes an amazingly sexy, sensuous wine. One of these, an 80-year-old vineyard in La Consulta, was so special that we embarked on a joint project with our friends at Bodegas Achaval-Ferrer to produce a truly world-class Malbec. The naturally devigorating vineyard, combined with a strict selection process, yielded a mere quarter-ton to the acre. The resulting wine is an astoundingly opaque deep-purple, redolent of dried orange peel, truffles, and black fruit; and a mouth filling rush of flavors with a smooth and full finish that just doesn't quit. The wine was aged for fifteen months in 50% new Nevers oak barrels and 50% one-year-old French oak barrels. Only 300 cases were produced. We go to extremes to make this rare wine, but we think you'll agree that it was worth the effort; or as they say in Argentina: Vale la Pena. **There are certain states that we cannot ship Laurel Glen wines to. Please inquire at Locals for more information. Details   Price: $ 25.00   Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

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