Amancaya Mendoza

750ML
SKU: 072235807923
Origin: ARGENTINA

Amancaya like its older brother presents a harmonious balance between the argentine and bordeaux styles. The wine is more fruity due to the higher percentage of malbec and shorter ageing. The word amancaya is the native indian name of a flower found at high altitudes in the andes in the mendoza area. Vintage 2016 flowering took place just as mendoza was experiencing the lowest temperatures in half a century for that period of the year. By the time of harvest the grapes presented an unusual combination of low alcohol high acidity and vibrant flavors. A unique and elegant combination that definitively set the 2016 vintage apart. Uco valley: from october to january rainfall was significantly higher and the sum of average daily temperatures was considerably lower than historical averages for this period. Due to this the onset of ripening was delayed by almost a month. However february registered record high temperatures and march was dry as is usual for this area providing

Amancaya like its older brother presents a harmonious balance between the argentine and bordeaux styles. The wine is more fruity due to the higher percentage of malbec and shorter ageing. The word amancaya is the native indian name of a flower found at high altitudes in the andes in the mendoza area. Vintage 2016 flowering took place just as mendoza was experiencing the lowest temperatures in half a century for that period of the year. By the time of harvest the grapes presented an unusual combination of low alcohol high acidity and vibrant flavors. A unique and elegant combination that definitively set the 2016 vintage apart. Uco valley: from october to january rainfall was significantly higher and the sum of average daily temperatures was considerably lower than historical averages for this period. Due to this the onset of ripening was delayed by almost a month. However february registered record high temperatures and march was dry as is usual for this area providing

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