Rating:
91
Wine Enthusiast
"More 'red' in style, with medicinal cherry and raspberry aromas leading to a fresh, racy palate with tons of cherry and plum flavor along with a hint of cola and cough drop. Clean and lithe on the finish, with no excess weight or oak. The real deal in terms of freshness and purity of fruit. Drink now through 2013."
Product Description:
WINE:
"Purples hints, of very good intensity . Delicious, with a wonderful palate. Its aromas are a mix of plums, morello cherry, truffle and, as time goes by, chocolate, coffee and vanilla."
"The grapes are sourced from Finca Don Manuel Villafane in the Tupungato Valley of Mendoza. The wine is aged in new French oak barrels for 12 months. The wine is bottle aged for 12 Months." -Winery
WINERY:
"Don Manuel Villafane is a winery owned by Sr. Tomas Machado Villafane and his family. The winery is focused on the elaboration of grapes harvested from small, exclusive vineyards."
"The Villafane family has been in the wine business for almost 400 years. In 1611 Don Manuell Villafane came to Argentina from Spain as a soldier to fight against the English pirates who attacked Spanish ships. Later he settled in South America as a farmer, and became a pioneer of winemaking in Argentina for being one of the first people to plant vines on that land. The objective at that time was to provide wine for the priests of the church and much later for the settlers, who came to the ‘New Word’ to take advantage of the new opportunities."
"The Don Manuel Villafane winery was re-developed in the legacy of Don Manuel Villafane to deliver high quality wines to the world market. Don Manuel Villafane winery is currently sending wines to 7 different countries, as well as to the domestic market in Argentina. Don Manuel Villafane received the following awards in Vinus 2009 due to the excellent work of their oenologist Federico J. Isgro." -Winery