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The 2005 Unus is 65% Malbec and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon from the same 77 year old vineyard. The wine was aged for 16 months in 100% new French oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Inky purple, it has a super-expressive perfume of toasty oak, pencil lead, cocoa, plum, and black cherry. Medium to full-bodied, plush, and full-flavored, this concentrated, well-balanced effort will improve with another 6-8 years in the bottle and provide pleasure through 2030.
The head winemaker and a partner at Mendel is Roberto de la Mota who formerly held the same position at Cheval des Andes.
Importer: Vine Connections, Sausalito, CA; tel. (415) 332-VINO |