Sapo De Otro Pozo 2019 - Uco Valley

VINTAGE: 2019

PRODUCER: José Millán

LOCATION: Mendoza, Argentina

APPELLATION: Uco Valley
VARIETALS: 70% Malbec, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Syrah
AGEING: Aged for 12 months in concrete egg-shaped vats and French oak barriques.
ALCOHOL: 14%

RATING: 93 Pts. Parker

Combining smoky and spicy aromas with notes of aromatic herbs, wild berries and flowers. Round palate with moderate acidity and powerful tannins. It will evolve with time, but drinkable now with red meat or rich stews.

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.