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Pascual Toso Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Barrancas Vineyards Mendoza Argentina 2016 (750ml)
Price: $16.99
Sale Price: $12.99
This complex, yet well-balanced wine presents an elegant style with..
| Producer | Pascual Toso Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Barrancas Vineyards Mendoza Argentina |
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| Country | Argentina |
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| Region | Mendoza |
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| Varietal | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Vintage | 2016 |
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| Sku | 29491 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Pascual Toso reflects the authentic essence of Las Barrancas, the location of its single-vineyard estate and a region of Mendoza characterized by premium soils. Its terroir-driven profile makes Pascual Toso ideal for wine aficionados. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Pascual decided to expand the business and acquired 988 acres of vineyards in Maipú, which he correctly believed contained the best quality grapes in the region. At his estate "LasBarrancas", he built another winery and 100% of their wines are estate produced and bottled. Today, the Maipu' area is considered by technicians to be th eprime wine producing area not only in the region of Mendoza, but throughout Argentina.
Rated 90 Points by James Suckling
The attractive plum cake and spice character is married to a medium-full body and rather polished tannins.
Pascual Toso Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Barrancas Vineyards
Mendoza Argentina 2016
Producer: Pascual Toso
Region: Maipú, Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Wine Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol: 14%
This complex, yet well-balanced wine presents an elegant style with hints of boysenberry and raspberry fruit, and vanilla, spice, and chocolate shadings too. This wine is medium to full body, with consistent tannins, and a lengthy, focused finish.
Winemaker Notes
100% Estate Grown Fruit
This fine wine is produced with grapes grown in Pascual Toso's own vineyards, located in Las Barrancas, Maipú. This zone is considered one of the best areas for vines in Mendoza, with excellent climate and a frank and stony soil. The grapes undergo cold maceration for 72 hours before fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. Afterwards, there is a further 15-20 days of maceration. After malolactic fermentation occurs, the wine is aged for 12 months in new oak barrels: 20% French and 80% American. This wine then sees an additional six months of bottle aging prior to release.
Serving Hints
Suggested serving temperature between 59° F – 62.6° F. Ideal match for red meats (especially lamb), pasta and fine French cheeses.
Pascual Toso Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Barrancas Vineyards Mendoza Argentina Description
Bodegas y Viñedos Pascual Toso
When in the mid 1880s Pascual Toso set out towards Argentina from its home town, Canale D’Alba, in Piamonte, Italy, he could not have imagined that he would become the founder of a winery, which is today one of the oldest and most prestigious wineries in Argentina.
When he arrived in Argentina, he settled in Mendoza. As he had been closely involved in the development of his family wine business in Piedmont, he promptly saw the promising future for winemaking in the region and decided to use his expertise. Thus, in 1890, Pascual Toso established his first winery.
At the beginning of the 20th century, he decided to expand his business and acquired vineyards in Maipú. At his estate “Las Barrancas”, he built another winery, “Las Barrancas” (small Canyon) which is dedicated to producing and growing the finest grapes.
The most important is our passion for the wines and the quality we try to achieve. Since 1890, Bodegas y Viñedos Pascual Toso has become one of the most exciting and promising Argentine wineries and remains faithful to its principles: Tradition, Authenticity, Innovation.
Terroir
Las Barrancas is in a stunning location with premium quality soils, ideal climate and environment, located in Mendoza, in the district of Maipu within the Mendoza River highland. In the area, at around 750 meters above sea level, more than 400 hectares belong to Pascual Toso.
It is a heterogeneous terroir, an uneven piece of land going down 7 meters, where stretch soils with bare rock in which grapes stand up with all its quality, to deeper soils with green coverage.
Las Barrancas possess excellent conditions for climatic agriculture, with warm days and fresh nights, low humidity relative and high heatstroke what is translated in vineyards with excellent quality of fruits and sanity. The water for irrigation comes from the snow of the Andes Mountain trough the main River of the county, “Mendoza River”. Organic matter is very scarce due to the quick decomposition it goes through because rains are not heavy and there is intensive cultural activity. Although the soils are of similar origin, various textures may be found in small areas.
People
Our people are the most important value. It is they who wisely interpreted the message of the land and turn it into wine. From the vineyard manager to our winemaker Felipe Stahlschmidt all share the same passion, commitment and devotion to the development of unique and unforgettable wines.
