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Norton Winemaker's Reserve Malbec 2022

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Round and velvety, with flavours of ripe black fruit, violets, spices and tobacco. Long and complex on the finish.

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£16.95 per bottle

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Winery: Norton

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Half the blend comes from vineyards situated at 1100 metres above sea level in the Luján de Cuyo region of western Mendoza, and half from the Uco Valley to the south. The age of the vines is between thirty and fifty years. The grapes are hand-picked into small baskets, with hand selection of the berries.

Following a three-day cold maceration, the wine underwent fermentation with native yeasts for ten days at a temperature of 25-27°C. Maceration lasted for 25-30 days at 20°C, and the malolactic fermentation was 100% natural. The wine was aged for twelve months in second-fill French oak barrels, and then for ten months in bottle prior to release.

 
Data sheet
Vintage 2022
Alcoholic strength 14.5%
Country Argentina
Region Mendoza
Grapes Malbec 100%
Residual sugar (g/l) 1.88
Body D
Contains sulphites Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Vegan Yes
Milk No
Eggs No
Organic No
Biodynamic No
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Norton

In 1885, the Buenos Aires to Mendoza railway opened, cementing the significance of this emerging wine-growing region high in the Andean foothills. One visitor to Mendoza, an English engineer called Edmund Norton, was so struck by the beauty and potential he saw there that he established a winery bearing his name, and in 1895 planted the first vines in Mendoza’s Luján de Cuyo district.

Almost a century later, Gernot Langes-Swarovski was similarly struck by Mendoza and its vineyards; in 1989, he acquired Bodega Norton and set about transforming it into the world-renowned winery it is today. Both men rightly recognized the special nature of the area. At 900-1100 metres, the altitude moderates the temperature while exposing the vines to more ultraviolet light. The result is whites packed with vibrant flavour and good natural acidity, and well-structured, food-friendly reds.

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