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Pulenta Estate, I, Malbec Mendoza, Argentina 2021

£22.50

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75cl

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14.5%

Pulenta Estate I Malbec Mendoza Argentina 2021

Available on backorder

Red
Argentina
Mendoza
Malbec
Full-bodied
Now to 2035
Cork
Beef, Stew, Game, BBQ Lamb

The Pulenta Family has been linked to Argentine viticulture for four generations. The children of the winemaker Antonio Pulenta and descendants of Italian immigrants, Eduardo and Hugo Pulenta who arrived from Italy in 1902, and have been making wine since 1912, gave birth to the Pulenta Estate in 2002, to celebrate the family’s arrival in Argentina 100 years before, bringing experience and the most skilled workforce. Eduardo (son) and Diego Pulenta, are part of the 4th generation that help run this family estate. At present, we adapt to the new paradigms that our consumers require.

The estate consists of two vineyards located in key areas of Mendoza: Finca La Zulema in Agrelo and Viñedos Don Antonio in Los Arboles, a district of the Uco Valley. These contrasting vineyards have complex alluvial soils and distinct altitudes which, when blended, help give Pulenta wines their distinctive style.

The nose explodes with red and black fruits, alongside appealing 8oral notes, followed by a lush, well-rounded palate with a fruit profile that blends freshness and intensity. The oak ageing has lent a spicy character and there is a complex mineral streak through the core. An excellent Malbec.

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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

Picked early to retain acidity – and it still has 14.5% alcohol – this is an equal blend of Malbec grapes from the high part of Agrelo and Los Arboles. It is a textbook Mendoza red, showing violet and liquorice aromas, sappy black fig and blueberry fruit and stylish oak.
91 Points, Tim Atkin special/report 2021