Fabre Montmayou - Phebus Gran Reservado Malbec - 750ml
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Country:Argentina
Region:Mendoza
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Main Grape:Malbec
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Herve Joyaux Fabre, owner and director of Fabre Montmayou, was born in Bordeaux, France, to a family of wine negociants;When he arrived in Argentina in the early 90s looking for opportunities to invest in vineyards and start a winery, he was impressed by the potential for Malbec in Mendoza;As a true visionary, he bought very old Malbec vineyards, planted in 1908, and built the Fabre Montmayou winery in the purest Chateau Style from Bordeaux;His passion and savoir faire did the rest, enabling him to begin producing exceptional wines that have achieved international acclaim and are enjoyed in over twenty countries. The winery was built in Vistalba - Lujan de Cuyo, 18 Km North of Mendoza city at 3800 feet elevation (1,150 meters of altitude), and is surrounded by the first 37 acres of Malbec vineyards that the company bought;For the Fabre Montmayou line of wines, the owners decided to buy exclusively old-vine vineyards in the best wine growing areas of Mendoza;Grapes arrive at the winery in 40 lbs. trays and the clusters are carefully hand sorted prior to the destemming. There is a second hand sorting table for individual berries as they come out of the destemmer to ensure that only the very highest quality grapes go into our wines;Fermentation is carried out by native yeasts at a controlled temperature with four pump-overs per day. Extended maceration (skin contact) allows for greater extraction of tannins, which will add structure to the finished wine before barrel aging begins;With constant care and personal style - essential elements for great quality - Fabre Montmayou combines modern winemaking, Mendozas terroir and the Bordeaux savoir faire to produce wines of unique personality. Deep red color with violet shiny tones. A big and elegant Malbec with aromas of violets, black cherries and liquorice. On the palate the wine is deep and rich, perfectly balanced with delicate silky tannins and well integrated French oak.
