Sottano Judas Malbec 2006

Red intense, brilliant with black dyes in its color, great aromatic intensity and complexity, predominance of notes of cherries, species, tobacco cassis, white pepper, nail of smell, also something of chocolate and mint.

Of great structure, marked acidity, wide in mouth with sweet and velvet tannins in a good balance with the contribution of the wood. Owner of an extraordinary aromatic intensity and a great volume in mouth accompanied of a final length that makes it unique in its style. 

Technical information

• Variety: 100% Malbec
• Vineyard: Finca Sottano
• Altitude: 1000 m.s.n.m.
• Production: 50 TN /Ha.
• Location: Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
• Crop: Manual in boxes of 12 Kg.
• Date of crop: 2º fortnight of April
• Hour of crop: First hours of the morning
• Alcohol: 14.8 % v/v
• Production: Despalillado. Soft with tapes of selection of clusters and grains.
• Alcoholic Fermentation: In tanks of stainless steel of 5.000 liters with selected yeasts.
• Maceration: 7 days in cold, 35 days of total maceration.
• Fermentation maloláctica: With indigenous bacteria in casks.
• Upbringing: 18 months in casks of oak of first use (70 % Frenchman - 30 % American)  
• Decantings: Every 4 months filled the casks for gravity and mptying with nitrogen without the use of any type of bomb.
• Bottling: Without clarifying or filter.
• Date of bottling: on December 15, 2007.
• Quantity of bottles: 2014.