Perro Callejero Malbec Reserva 2020 - Uco Valley
VINTAGE: 2020
PRODUCER: José MillánAPPELLATION: Uco Valley
LOCATION: Mendoza, Argentina
VARIETALS: 100% Malbec
AGEING: 6 months in French oak
ALCOHOL: 14%ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 80,000 bottles
RATING: 92 Pts. James Suckling
The nose is very fruit-driven and clean, with fresh aromas of berries and flowers. The palate is medium-bodied, juicy, with soft acidity and clean flavors. It ends very tasty with a mineral sensation.
José Millán’s “Mosquita Muerta Wines” project starts in 2010 at the family's Los Toneles winery in Mendoza city with the goal of producing the very best blends Argentina can yield from the family’s 250 Has of high-elevation vineyards in Mendoza. Winemaker Bernardo Bossi (formerly with Catena Zapata) uses multiples fermentation and aging techniques to deliver stunning hand-crafted wines. Mosquita Muerta is an expression in Spanish used to describe a person with little potential for success who ends up accomplishing a remarkable feat. Jose Millán chose this name for his project to mock those in the region who doubted of his potential as a wine industry entrepreneur.