Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: San JUan
Vintage: 2007
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: straw yellow
Bouquet: flowers, orange, pineapple
Taste: full body, round and tangy, ripe tropical fruits, apricot, peach, hint of honey and vanilla (does not say anything about aging in oak), medium finish
Recommended food pairing: chicken or pork with a cream sauce
Overall score:85
Price: CZK 160
Stopper: plastc cork
The wine is very nice, typical food wine for its complexity. It actually smells and taste more like 3 to 4 years aged wine rather the 2007 vintage, which it is. I suspect that maybe caused by the plastic cork, which was used for sealing and based on my experience they leek more oxygen than real cork stoppers. In this case it actually helped the wine. I will try to get 2008 vintage, which is now in Cellarius (the shop I got this wine one from) to compare. This one has overripe fruits, honey, hint of vanilla, and big body, alcohol is well integrated and does not stand out.
And yes, I used it for a pasta sauce, but thanks to it the sauce was absolutely delicious! :) L.
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