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Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Petit Verdot
Gimenez Mendez
Uruguay - Canelones - Las Brujas

The wine comes from Las Brujas vineyard located 35 km from the Río de la Plata. The breezes of the Atlantic Ocean refresh the vines permanently thanks to the flat topography of the South of Uruguay.

Intense purple in color, Alta Reserva Petit Verdot offers aromas of dried fruits, ripe plums, spicy notes of white pepper and vanilla. In the mouth it is powerful and refined, with elegant and firm tannins. It is a wine with great personality and expression of the Uruguayan climate and terroir.

Specifications
Appellation
Las Brujas
Wine Type
Red
Varietal(s)
100% Petit Verdot
Soil type
clay, loam
Vinification
Manual harvest. Selection on a sorting table. Destemming. Prefermentation maceration to extract anthocyanins and aromatic components of the grapes. inoculation of selected yeasts. Color extraction is carried out through pump-overs and delestage. Post-maceration at high temperature to further increase the extraction of color and favor anthocyanin-tannin polymerization. Malolactic fermentation. Aged for 8 months in 70% American oak, 30% French oak.
Pairings

Meat: Lamb stew, Lamb Chops, Lamb Kabobs, Roasted Pork, Barbecue Beef Short Ribs, Ground Beef Burgers, Iranian Beryooni, Mexican Adobo, Beef with Mole, Chinese Barbecue Pork
Vegetable: Portabello Mushroom, Black Lentils, Truffle, Black Beans, Kidney Beans, Hazelnut, Black Olives, Eggplant,

Reviews and News

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Petit Verdot - 91 PTS - WE

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Petit Verdot - 91 PTS - WE

wine enthusiast 91 pts

"Plum and blueberry jam blend with notes of coffee bean. This red delivers juicy ripe black fruit flavors alongside nice acidity. It's well structured, with fine-grained tannins supporting the flavorful and balanced palate. - Jesica VARGAS"

- Wine Enthusiast (April 2023), 91 pts

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Petit Verdot - 89 PTS - JS

2020 Gimenez Mendez Alta Reserva Petit Verdot - 89 PTS - JS

james suckling hq logo plain"Dark cherries, charred bark, smoked meat, olives and mocha on the nose. Medium-to full-bodied with firm tannins and a dense, meaty and savory palate."

- James Suckling (April 2022), 89 pts

Producer Information: Gimenez Mendez

In 1991, Luis Alberto Gimenez and his wife Marta Mendez, with a long tradition in the wine business, decided to start producing premium wines for the domestic and international market. ...
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