James Suckling’s scores for the Single Vineyard line
The renowned American critic and expert James Suckling has given an outstanding rating to two of our wines Single Vineyard wines in his report Top 100 Wines of Argentina 2023. This is a line of Rutini Wines that is worked with great care, putting emphasis on the plots and the identity of the Gualtallary and the identity of the terroir of Gualtallary, in the Uco Valley, in order to express the maximumto express the maximum typicity of the wines that compose it.
The award winners are the following varietals Single Vineyard Gualtallary Malbecwhich was awarded 95 points, and the Single Vineyard Gualtallary Cabernet Francwhich received 94 points, and the Single Vineyard Gualtallary Cabernet Franc, which received 94 pointstwo great wines with a 15-year aging aging potential of 15 years and a rest in French oak barrels for 12 months..
The Malbec is The nose is very aromatic and surprising for its intense floral (violet) and fruity (cherry, plum, blueberry) aromas. It presents a very voluminous palate, where displays a unique expression of both the Malbec grape variety and the terroir from which it originates.. Las frutas rojas y negras, al igual que las especias (pimienta, vainilla), aparecen realzadas por la crianza en roble, que trae consigo los típicos acentos de cacao amargo y tabaco. En el retrogusto, una fugaz astringencia y la lograda acidez prometen un largo potencial de añejamiento. Se sugiere acompañarlo con carnes rojas asadas, ojo de bife con papas fritas, colita de cuadril horneada, cordero mediterráneo, brochette de lomo, empanadas picantes de pollo, guisos y platos de cacerola condimentados con hierbas y otras especias.
The Cabernet Franc is intense and bright purple in color. It has fragrant accents of fresh and jammy red fruit (morello cherry), well nuanced with light menthol touches, as well as notes of vanilla and tobacco, typical of oak aging. The entry on the palate reveals soft and sweet tannins. It is the owner of great finesse, expressed in its round and distinguished profile and also in the vibrant aftertaste. It has a pleasant persistence. It goes very well with grilled or baked beef steak, with tofu and vegetable cannelloni, or with Patagonian lamb.
