Name:

NORTON GRAPPA MALBEC ORGANICO 2005

Vineyards:

Finca la Colonia, Alto Agrelo, Mendoza

Harvest date:

March-April 2005

Grape Variety:

100% Malbec

Harvest:

Consult in Norton Winery

Vinification:

Consult in Norton Winery

Distilled:

April-June 2005

1st part of Ageing:

Aged in demijohns of 10 litres

Test-Blend:

Date: June 28.2004
Litters: +/- 20

Blend:

Date: September-October 2005
Litters: +/- 500

2nd part of Ageing:

In stainless steel tank

Breaking down:

Date: September 6th 2006

3rd part of Ageing:

In stainless steel tank

Stabilisation:

Date: June 2008
- cold stabilisation at -10oC
- filtration at 1,2µm

Bottling:

Date: June 2008

Analysis:

- alcohol +/- 40% Vol

Cellaring potential:

look at general information

Optimum storage conditions:

- dark place, minimum lighting
- 10 to 15oC (higher temperatures will cause a faster
  aromatic development)
Optimum drinking conditions: - best taste and expression if drunk from a good spirit glass at 15oC or even better, at 18oC in a cognac glass
- To maintain best temperature in glass and not to dilute flavours, add a frozen grape berry (any table grape is fine)

Presentacion:

Master Distiller's tasting notes:

Tasted August 2008 by Ing. Oeno Hubert Weber

Glass
 

Impitoyable No 1

Colour 

crystal clear

Aroma
(from up to down part of the glass)  

spring flowers, vanilla, white honey, ripe cherries, ripe plums, dried grapes, fresh made buttery pear pie, herbs (walking in the piedmonts of the Andes mountains), fresh pressed extra virgin olive oil

Taste
 

Very soft and Malbec-sweet entry, built then up to a mouthful and warm, absolute non aggressive sensation and will remember you the character of a real and noble Malbec from Mendoza.

Length 

Ending with a sweet-dry finish and a taste of dried plums, with aromatic and tasty persistence for more than 60 seconds.

Other:

“High end spirits are the perfumes of the palate, enjoy them like you do with other perfumes”. HW

Opinions:

MASTER WINE NO 80:

JOY NO 57: