Cuvelier Los Andes Grand Malbec 2016 (75cl, 14.5%)

Cuvelier Los Andes Grand Malbec 2016 is a 100% Malbec from Mendoza's Uco Valley, bottled at approximately 14.5% ABV in a 750ml format. The Cuvelier family established their Mendoza estate in Vista Flores, Tunuyán, within the Uco Valley at elevations exceeding 1,000 metres above sea level. Drawing on generations of Bordeaux expertise, they apply traditional French winemaking discipline to Argentine terroir. The Grand Malbec is their flagship red, hand-harvested from the estate's finest vine parcels and matured for 18 months exclusively in new French oak barrels. The nose opens with dark cassis and black cherry, then truffle and fresh herbs, with licorice and subtle oak spice. On entry the wine is powerful and full-bodied, with dense ripe blackberry and cassis, smooth fine-grained tannins, dark plum and bittersweet chocolate. The finish is long, soft and round, with lingering cassis, black raspberry and dark chocolate.