2017 | Rutini | Encuentro Malbec

Deeply concentrated garnet red, with violet glints. Typical Malbec nose also offers floral notes (violet) and spice combined with fresh red and black fruit (cherry cassis). In the mouth, tannins are rounded and rich in hints of bitter cocoa and macerated fruit. intense and complex, with a very crisp acidity that allows an aging potential for up to a decade.

Producer Information

Rutini is a leading wine producer in Mendoza, Argentina. A wide variety of grape varieties are grown, though the focus is on Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. It was founded in 1885 in Coquimbito by Felipe Rutini, an Italian immigrant from a winemaking family and one of Mendoza's greating founding winemakers. It is one of the pioneer wine businesses in the region and, in 1925, it was the first winery to plant vines in the Uco Valley. The flagship wine of the portfolio is the Felipe Rutini, a Bordeaux-blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. Other wines in the collection include a Single Vineyard range and the Apartado range, which is derived from the Spanish verb "apartar" meaning "to set apart". Antología, Colección Rutini, Encuentro and Trumpeter are other labels. Felipe Rutini built the first winery, called La Rural, in 1885. The arrival of the railway to Maipú province in the same year gave great impetus to the early wine industry, which had previously relied on horse and cart. He began to focus on making export quality fine wine as early as 1910, importing the latest equipment from Europe, and beginning to seek wider markets. Felipe Rutini died at only 53. His family continued to expand the business, spearheading vinification in the Uco Valley. Mariano di Paola joined the business in 1994. He also served for several decades as a professor at Don Bosco University, and has been recognized as one of the top 30 winemakers in the world by Decanter magazine.

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