CLASSIC

Brand: Raffy 333 ( merlot)

Line: Classic

Variety: Red

Colour: Purplish red.

Type of grape: Merlot

Alcohol: 14,5 %.

Ph: 3,7 ; Total acidity 5,4 g/l

Residual sugar: 2,1 g/

Unit volume: 750ml

Sales format: Pack

Case material: cardboard

Type of packaging: box ( 6 bottles X 750ml)

Units per pack: 6 bottles

Origin: ARGENTINA

Region: Gualtallary Valle de Uco , Mendoza

Appellation of Origin: Gualtallary

Markets to which it is exported: France, China, USA, UK and Canada.

Vineyard

This wine comes from a vineyard whose particularity is to have been planted entirely in “pied franc” prefiloxera (a choice made because of the high oenological value of the vines). The wine is made from Merlot grapes harvested and selected by hand at full maturity. The vineyard is 10 years old, with sandy loam soil, located at an altitude of 1,132 metres above sea level.

Winemaking

A long cold pre-fermentation phase, a 10% of the wine is bled, a controlled fermentation and then a post-fermentation phase is carried out. All the elaboration is done with pumping over twice a day in a stainless steel tank of 2500 litres. A part of the grapes is processed directly in oak barrels of 3rd use, blended by manual pillage during a long maceration of 4 to 5 weeks, the malolactic fermentation is done naturally during the ageing in barrels.

Medals and distinctions

• 90 pts, Andreas Larsson, Blindtasted.com jun 2019, year 2016
• Gold Medal 93 Points – VinoSub30 October 2018, year 2015
• 92 pts Andreas Larsson, Blindtasted.com july 2017, year 2014