Three Amazing Finds from Argentina
At the London International Wine Fair last week we tasted our way through an absurd amount of wine. But the blackened teeth and furry mouth were well worth it for some of the gems we uncovered. The first producer we want to share with you is Finca Decero from Mendoza in Argentina. We were seriously impressed by the quality of these wines for the price we are able to sell them at.
About Finca Decero
Finca Decero, once a bare patch of soil in the Argentine foothills of the Andes, is now a one-of-a kind vineyard, where each vine is nurtured by hand
and the winemaking is without compromise. As Decero means - ‘from scratch’, they are fortunate to be free from constraints of tradition, and have
developed an ‘amano’ or ‘by hand’ approach that is human, sustainable and sensitive to natural differences. The unique natural attributes of the Remolinos Vineyard, and of Agrelo, shine through in these single vineyard wines.
| Finca Decero Remolinos Vineyard Malbec 2006 | Slurp Price £11.45 (incl. VAT) |
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Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate writes:
“The portfolio begins with the purple-colored 2006 Malbec Remolinos Vineyard which spent 16 months in French oak, 22% new. The nose offers up smoke, spice box, violet, blueberry, and black cherry leading to a smooth-textured wine with excellent concentration and some elegance. It has plenty of spicy, savory fruit, excellent balance, and a pure finish. Drink it over the next six years. Finca Decero (“from scratch” in Spanish) makes only single vineyard wines from the Agrelo region of Mendoza with consultation from Paul Hobbs. 2006 is the first vintage with 6000 cases produced with plans to increase to 20-30,000 by 2013. Currently, 95% of production is exported, 60% to the USA.” 90 points.
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| Finca Decero Remolinos Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 | Slurp Price £11.15 (incl. VAT) |
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Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate writes:
“The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Remolinos Vineyard is deep crimson-colored with an alluring bouquet of cedar, cinnamon, allspice, cassis, and black currant. Supple and elegant on the palate, it has excellent depth, grip, and a lingering finish. It too will provide pleasure over the next six years. Quietly, Petit Verdot has become a new darling of serious wine growers and aficionados because in regions where it ripens most of the time, it can be something quite spectacular. Once strictly a blending grape, more and more we will see it bottled on its own merits.” 90 points.
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| Finca Decero Remolinos Vineyard Petit Verdot 2006 | Slurp Price £13.10 (incl. VAT) |
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Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate writes:
“The 2006 Petit Verdot Remolinos Vineyard was aged for 16 months in new French oak. Purple/black in color, it has an expressive nose of pain grille, pencil lead, pepper, blackberry, plum, and licorice. Mouth-coating and powerful on the palate, this large-scaled effort demands 5-7 years of further cellaring. Its prime drinking should be from 2014 to 2030 but its impeccable balance may carry it even further.” 93 points.
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