Stanley Brown, certified sommelier and writer for Ladue News,features the 2017 Finca Decero Remolinos Vineyard Malbec in his ongoing series of “The Wine Life: What I am Drinking Now…” Brown provides his personal review of the wine, detailing its delicious nature: “extremely well-balanced; envelops the whole mouth with dancing fruit and milt tannins with acidity enough to leave the mouth watering.” the unique history of the Finca Decero winery is provided. As an introduction, the winery’s founder, Swiss-born Thomas Schmidheiny, was motorcycling through the Chilean Andres when he fell in love with the Agrelo wine region of Mendoza, Argentina; he later purchased a plot of bare land there and subsequently founded Decero (de cero translates from Spanish to “from scratch”).
To read more about Finca Decero and Remolinos Vineyard Malbec, read the full story HERE.
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Finca Decero
Finca Decero Malbec 2019
Agrelo, Mendoza, Argentina
A core intensity of red fruit flavors and lifted violet aromas remain the signature of Malbec from the estate’s Remolinos Vineyard. This is exquisitely balanced by freshness of acidity and an elegant integration of French oak which adds complexity to the rich mid palate.
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Finca Decero
Agrelo, Mendoza, Argentina
Finca Decero has become recognized not only for having one of the highest quality vineyards in all of Mendoza, but also for catapulting into an elite group of the most highly regarded producers in Argentina. The wines all come from the single Finca Decero vineyard, and the winery’s focus is entirely quality focused – the varietal Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignons they produce can easily be compared to wines selling for twice the price. These are serious wines that moreover showcase the best of Argentina: a beautiful mix of purity and elegance.
