Bressia
 Mendoza (Argentina)

The Estate
Walter Bressia, owner and winemaker, has been in the Argentine wine trade for almost 30 years.  He was the winemaker at Bodega Vistalba and Viniterra from 1998 to 2003.  His years of experience are evident in his wines.  Walter and his wife Marita, along with their children, daughter Marita and son Walter, Jr. have been producing some of Argentina’s finest wines since 2003.
Walter’s concept involves the notion of “Vinos de Autor” (Author’s wines) or   personalized high quality wines. Walter Bressia has 320 oak barrels, almost all new French and American oak.  (60% French, 40% American)


Bressia family


Gold Medal - Hyatt Wine Awards 2008


The Vineyards
The vineyards measure 20 hectares (49.40 acres). The grapes planted are Malbec,  Cabernet Sauvignon,  Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. In the future, he plans to make a sparkling Malbec.


The Wines


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UPC code: 7 84585 00106 4
2007 Bressia, Lagrima Canela, Mendoza 6/750ml
“Lagrima canela” means “Cinnamon tear”. Made from 70 % Chardonnay, 30 % Semillon. Barrel fermented.

"The Bressia portfolio contains one white wine, the 2007 Lagrima Canela, an intriguing blend of 70% Chardonnay and 30% Semillon aged for 14 months in new French and American oak. Light gold colored with a perfume of candle wax, pear, melon, and toasty oak, on the palate the wine is medium-bodied with well-integrated oak, dry flavors, a creamy texture, and outstanding depth and concentration. This nicely balanced effort is likely to drink well for another 4-5 years."
- Wine Advocate (Aug. 09), 91 pts


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UPC code: 7 84585 00106 4
2006 Bressia, Lagrima Canela, Mendoza 6/750ml
“Lagrima canela” means “Cinnamon tear”. Made from 70 % Chardonnay, 30 % Semillon. Barrel fermented. 233 cases produced

"The 2006 Lagrima Canela Chardonnay-Semillon spent 14 months in French and American. Light gold-colored, the nose reveals obvious barrel notes along with candle wax, apple, and citrus. The palate is smooth, the flavors concentrated, and the finish lengthy."
- Wine Advocate (Dec. 2008), 90 pts


National Retail price: $49.95 / bottle

 


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UPC code: 7 84585 01171 1
2007 Bressia, Monteagrelo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza 6/750ml
Aged in French and American oak barrels for 15 months.
Intense red color with purple tones.
Pepper, spice and red fruit aromas on the nose. Well balanced, ripe and harmonious. Full bodied and a great structure.



National Retail price: $49.95 / bottle




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UPC code: 7 84585 01170 4
2007 Bressia, Monteagrelo, Syrah, Mendoza 6/750ml
Aged in French and American oak barrels for 15 months.
Intense red color. Spicy aromas, coffee and cinnamon notes. Delicate and well balanced. Good concentration, ample in the mouth, elegant flavors, harmonious and a long finish.

"The red wines begin with the 2007 Monteagrelo Syrah, Bressia’s first vintage of Syrah. It spent 12 months in a mix of new and used French and American oak. Deep purple-colored, it offers up an alluring perfume of cedar, leather, pepper, game, and blueberry. Surprisingly elegant on the palate, it has plenty of ripe black and blue fruit, spicy, savory flavors, a plush texture, good depth, and a fruit-filled finish. This nicely balanced effort will evolve for 2-3 years and offer prime drinking from 2011 to 2019."
- Wine Advocate (Aug. 09), 90 pts


National Retail price: $49.95 / bottle



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UPC code: 7 84585 00108 8
2006 Bressia, Monteagrelo, Malbec Mendoza 6/750ml
Aged in French oak barrels. No filtration and no fining.  This wine is a blend from five parcels.


"Bright red-ruby. Exotic aromas of musky red fruits, espresso, smoke, leather, game and pepper; I would have picked this blind as syrah-or mourvedre. Then elegant and complex in the mouth, with flavors of berries, leather, pepper, dried herbs, spices and minerals nicely framed by fresh acidity. A sharply delineated and grown-up wine, finishing with sweet tannins and very good length."
- Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Jan. 09),
 90 pts


"One of my favorite Malbecs from Mendoza. It is full-bodied, juicy, and a blend from three vineyards in Agrelo and Lujan de Cuyo (closer to the city). This is a concentrated wine with an inky purplish color. It has a very sensual nose full of mocha and vanilla scents and black plums. In the mouth, it has presence, this is not a wimpy wine, definitely tannins happening here. But it is smooth, elegant. An image of a powerful, beautiful woman dressed in a flowing gala dress appears to me, which I think embodies its personality of strength, charisma, and finesse. I am all over the cassis flavors in this wine too. After having drunk a couple bottles of this on different occasions, it is one of those wines that the decanter is empty and you think, “how’d that happen so Fast?”  And this wine is a steal at about US$27.
http://eatwineblog.com/2009/09/22/mature-wines-bodega-bressia/


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UPC code: 7 84585 00108 8
2005 Bressia, Monteagrelo, Malbec Mendoza 6/750ml
Aged in French oak barrels. No filtration and no fining.  This wine is a blend from five parcels.

"The 2005 Malbec Monteagrelo was sourced from five parcels, aged in French oak, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Deep crimson-colored, it has an expressive nose of cedar, tobacco, coffee, black currant and black cherry. This leads to a smooth-textured, seamless wine with superior depth, ripe flavors, and a forward personality. Drink this outstanding value in Malbec over the next 5-7 years."
- Wine Advocate (Dec. 2007), 91 pts

National Retail price: $26.95 / bottle


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UPC code: 7 84585 00107 1
2006 Bressia, Profundo, Mendoza 6/750ml
Aged for 10 months in French and American oak barrels (first and second use).
Intense red color with purple tones. Delicate strawberry, blackberry aromas interwined with chocolate, tobacco, dulce de leche and vanilla nuances. Harmonious and elegant in the mouth, and a long finish.

"(a blend of 50% malbec, 30% cabernet sauvignon and 10% each merlot and syrah) Bright ruby-red. Superripe aromas of cherry compote, cola and vanilla. Round and sweet, with ripe currant, cherry, mocha and nutty, caramelly oak flavors verging on jammy. Finishes with sweet tannins. A mouthfilling wine."
- Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Jan. 09),
 89 pts


"This wine is all about complexity. The concentration and nose of this wine is just awesome. Made from 50% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and the spicy addition of 10% Syrah, the nose of this wine is seductive and rich. Lush, perhaps is the best description. It reminds me of a blackberry patch with something slightly herbaceous and an earthy sweet note like vanilla bean. In the mouth, it is a chewy wine but that finesse (Walter’s mano, style) is ever present. The wine undresses itself as it breathes. I think it is best to open it, try it, decant it. Drink it slowly, preferably with somebody whose company you love and will appreciate it. Very memorable–and only a few hundred cases made. Worth seeking out (we have one left in our cellar, yeah!)."
http://eatwineblog.com/2009/09/22/mature-wines-bodega-bressia/

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UPC code: 7 84585 00107 1
2005 Bressia, Profundo, Mendoza 6/750ml
Made from 50% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 10 % Syrah. 666 cases produced. Aged in French and American oak. Super premium Argentine blend.

2004 Bressia, Profundo, Mendoza 6/750ml
"The 2004 Profundo is composed of 50% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and 10% Syrah and was aged in French and American oak. Purple/black in color, it reveals notes of wood smoke, pencil lead, black currants, and blueberry. On the palate it is medium to full-bodied with layers of spicy dark fruits, intense flavors, nicely concealed tannin, and a 45-second finish. It will evolve for several years and drink well through 2020.
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- Wine Advocate (Dec. 2007), 92 pts

National Retail price:
$39.95 / bottle


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UPC code: 7 84585 00982 4
2006 Bressia, Conjuro, Mendoza 6/750ml
100% Tupangato Region. Made from 50% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Merlot. 200 cases produced. Aged in 70% French oak (Taransaud, Mistral, and Radoux), and 30% American oak.

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UPC code: 7 84585 00982 4
2005 Bressia, Conjuro, Mendoza 6/750ml
100% Tupangato Region. Made from 50% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Merlot. 200 cases produced. Aged in 70% French oak (Taransaud, Mistral, and Radoux), and 30% American oak.

"(50% malbec, 30% cabernet sauvignon and 20% merlot) Bright ruby-red. Very ripe aromas of cassis, blueberry, graphite, minerals, smoke and nuts. Quite broad on the palate but also suave and weightless, with a lovely light touch to the flavors of berries, plum, spicecake, leather and chocolate. This big but stylish and uncompromisingly dry wine finishes with very fine-grained tannins."
- Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (Jan. 09),
91 pts

“Dense, but nicely rounded and well-integrated, with hints of mesquite and fruitcake mingling with dark plum and blackberry fruit. Long and lush through the finish, while staying focused and pure. Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2011.”

- Wine Spectator's Insider (March 09), 92 pts

2004 Bressia, Conjuro, Mendoza 6/750ml
"The 2004 Conjuro is a blend of 50% Malbec, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Merlot from the Tupungata region of Mendoza and was aged in French and American oak. Inky purple, it offers an impressive bouquet of pain grille, mineral, scorched earth, black currant, and blackberry liqueur. Full-bodied, dense, and brooding, the wine has gobs of flavor, ripe tannins, and a long, pure finish. It will profit from an additional 8-10 years in the cellar and should drink well through 2040."
- Wine Advocate (Dec. 2007), 94 pts

National Retail price: $119.95 / bottle