Terrazas de los Andes

$59.00750ml

Malbecs need more than steak to keep them happy.

Start with duck confit and red onion jam on toast,

then braised lamb shanks with blackberry compote.

Finish off with Ghanaian dark chocolate.

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, black fruits, floral

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, average tannin, intense, long finish, plum, blackberry, chocolate

Moët & Chandon made its first investment in Argentina in the late 50's, looking for a new (and less expensive) region to make premium sparkling wine. It wasn't until decades later that they took advantage of Mendoza's richest resource; prime old-vine Malbec. The grapes for Terrazas' Las Compuertas are culled from 85 year-old vines and aged in French oak for 18 months.