Chateau Purcari Rosu de Purcari 2018

As passionate as a fiery first love

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec

$85.00

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Black Fruit, Preserved Fruit, and Red Fruit,

BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Medium
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Origin: Stefan Voda, Moldova

Grape Varietals:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec

Winemaking:

Crushed and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation:

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Venison stew, lamb chops, spicy Parmesan or Cheddar cheeses

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Wagyu don, Korean BBQ,

Chateau Purcari

In 1827 Purcari was officially established as Bessarabia’s first winery by the Russian Tsar Nicholas I and its wines began to attract global attention by winning gold medals at the Paris World Exhibition in 1878.

Description

Roșu de Purcari 2018

Roșu de Purcari is a revelation for wine lovers: ripe, rich and full of flavour. Red like fire and as passionate as first love.

Brick red colour. Opens with complex aromas of forest fruits, cranberries and dried plums before revealing delicate sweet nuances of vanilla. The full palate is refined with a deepness and smoothness that ensures a long lasting aftertaste.

50% Cabernet Sauvignon 35% Merlot 15% Malbec.

The fruit is grown in estate vineyards close to the Black Sea in Moldova.

Careful hand harvesting and selection of the fruit. Produced using traditional methods, ageing for 18 months in French oak barrique.

Shouldered & Powerful Reds

Powerful modern reds with the ability to age. They tend to be very intense, with ripe fruit, firm tannins & drinkability either young or cellared.

They often have notes of forest floor, blackcurrant, mint & eucalyptus

Malolactic fermentation

MLF is a process that results in reduction in acidity & the production of buttery texture & taste profile, often applied to more bodied styles of red & white wines
While not all creamy whites or rich fruity reds undergo MLF, and can adopt similar profiles from barrel ageing,