Impeccably proper old vine Malbec from the brilliant Bressias.
Production
100% from vineyards at 940 metres in Uco Valley – Mendoza.
Walter Bressia Sylvestra Malbec 2021 (6 bottles case)
Tasting notes
For the Sylvestra Malbec, Walter Bressia seeks a much brighter fruit expression. Very largely unoaked, this is 25 year old vine Malbec from the Uco Valley. The wine is hugely aromatic with violet notes. The violet characters follow through to a fine, cedary palate with bags of soft bramble and red cherry fruit.
Food match
A big, juicy steak, churrasco de chorizo marinated with garlic, parsley and olive oil, grilled vegetables with chimichurri sauce.
Info
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ABV
14.5%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
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GRAPE
MALBEC 100%
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FEATURES
VEGETARIAN, VEGAN
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CLOSURE
SYNTHETIC CORK
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WINEMAKER
WALTER R BRESSIA
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APPELLATION
UCO VALLEY
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
There’s something very special going on down a dusty track in one of the farther-flung out posts of Mendoza. A winemaker for years (‘for other people...’ as he puts it), Walter Bressia has spent decades quietly accruing relationships with growers and has emerged with an eclectic portfolio from six sites that, he believes, represents the very best of the region.
Walter Bressia and son Walter Jnr, are crafting their own very compelling expressions of the region and these are intensely personal wines. There’s a kind of secrecy to their source, you can visit the vineyards and they are indeed impressive, gnarly old things, beautifully tended, but there is alchemy back at the bodega. Walter’s fabulous finds have been spun into wines of depth and character. Production isn't huge but the quality and personality of the wines are.
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