Alfa Crux Blend 2001
Name of the wine
Alfa Crux
Vintage
2001
Varieties
70% Tempranillo, 20% Malbec, 10% Merlot

Vineyard description
  
Apellation
La Consulta-Pareditas-Villa Seca -El Cepillo-Chilecito, Mendoza
Harvest
Double hand selection in the winery, the first for bunches and the second for grapes.
Altitude
 3600 ft.

Winemaking characteristics
 
Fermentation / Maceration
 In stainless steel tanks 28 days in total, including 7 days of cold maceration between 6 and 8ºC. Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels.
Barrel Aging
 17 months in new oak barrels (80% French and 20% American).
Filtration
Unfileterd

Technical analysis
 
Alcohol

14%
Total Acidity

4,32 g/l

pH

3,8

Rewards and Mentions
  
 

“Best Argentine Wine Trophy” International Wine Challenge Sept. 2004 (only 21 trophies from more than 8,000 wines)
91 points Wine Spectator
92 points Guía Peñín
Selected for Wine Spectator Grand Tour  2005 (200 of the best wineries in the world)
Stated by Michel Rolland as one of the top two wines from Argentina
Mentioned by Jancis Robinson at Financial Times article as top five Argentine wine
Four stars Wine Magazine 2005
New World Gems Hugh Johnson Pocket Guide 2006
**** Prowein Tasting
Gold Medal “Argentine Wine Awards”
16.5 Vinum Magazine Germany

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