{"product_id":"chakana-estate-malbec-2016","title":"Chakana Estate Malbec 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tChakana Estate Malbec is made from 100 percent Malbec.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tThe color is deep purple, very intense, quite what you expect from Malbec. Plum, brambly berries, spices and an iris\/violet note are apparent on the nose.  Intense fruity flavors with velvety tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t80% is coming from the Agrelo's vineyards, which is mainly clay and brings a lot of freshness in the wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\tThe other 20% are from Altamira's Vineyards, which gives riper fruit and allows a little more oak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReview:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A new look for Chakana’s wines, this is a blend of Malbec from Altamira and Gualtallary. The wine’s aged in concrete vats (60%), the remainder in well used oak. The fruit is simply delicious, crisp, bracing, loaded with notes of fresh cherries. It’s a red that beautifully expresses place, a mountain wine with all those red fruit elements, but also herbs and spices. The texture seems to firmly latch on to the palate, seemingly unwilling to let go until it finds a nice chunk of roast beef. And the price. Appears to be in jest, but no. It’s not.\" \u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Descorchados 2018, 93 pts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I’ve never seen such elegance,” says Gabriel Bloise, speaking of the 2016 vintage. This is a zesty, refreshing, adroitly oaked blend of grapes from mostly Paraje Altamira with 30% Gualtallary. Floral and subtle, it has rose petal scents and succulent wild strawberry fruit underscored by acidity. 2019-26.\"\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Tim Atkin, Argentina Special Report 2018, 92 pts\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chakana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948970176559,"sku":"AR0EE881261MBM","price":24.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/estate_malbec_label_d4c2fd6f-37a7-4bfc-bdb2-ec27b8a17e28.jpg?v=1771486354","url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/chakana-estate-malbec-2016","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}