Wines for tasting, February 23, 2011
Bodega Sottano Judas Malbec 2006 Perdriel, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza .100% Malbec
Crafted from estate-grown fruit by winemaker Adrian Toledo in consultation with oenologists Luis Barraud
and Andrea Marchiori and aged 18 months in first-use French and American oak, this wine, intended as a
Family Reserve, has been made available by one of the three Sottano brothers, who released a limited
quantity to the marketplace. Named “Best Wine worldwide to accompany Peking Duck” at the Hong Kong
International Wine Fair.
Morichetti Pietro Malbec Reserva 2003 Agrelo, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza . 100% Malbec
Arriving in Mendoza from his native Italy in 1879, Pietro Morichetti channeled his energy and passion into
developing vineyards in his adopted land. His vision and persistence resulted in wines which won
international recognition at the 1914 Geneva Exhibition and the 1918 Milan Congress of Labor.
Generations later, this bottle-aged Reserve Malbec, conceived by Mariano Morichetti and crafted by
Adriana de la Mota, is dedicated to his accomplishment.
Bodega Andalhué,Vinos José Blanco Malbec Premium 2006 Ugarteche, Lujan de Cuyo,
Mendoza.100% Malbec
Andalhué means “Land of Bright Sunlight” in the indigenous Mapuche tongue. José Blanco invokes the
pivotal role of the sun in the productive cycle, combining soil and climatic conditions unique to Mendoza.
Under the supervision of Pablo and Héctor Durigutti and with the utmost respect for responsible practices
in both vineyard and bodega, Andalhué achieves wines of superb balance and distinction.
Cox Wines, France Cox Colombard 2008 Vin de Pays des Côtes de Gascogne. 85% Colombard,13%
Chardonnay, 2% Sauvignon Blanc.
Aromatic, citric and mineral. Voted among the “Top 100 Vins de Pays” at the 2009 London International
Wine Fair. Cox wines are named for the protector of French vineyards, the predatory Cochinelle ladybug.
Cox Wines, France Cox Pinot Noir 2008 Vin de Pays d’Oc. 100% Pinot Noir
A notably tangy, fresh, pure and delineated French Pinot Noir from the unique maritime-Pyrenean coolmicroclimate South-Western vineyards of Limoux, Languedoc-Roussillon, a home-from home for the
varietal.
Bodegas Bordalas-Garcia, Priorat, Spain Gueta-Lupia 2007 Gratallops. 55% Garnacha, 35%
Cariñena, 5% Merlot & 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Priorat’s monastic tradition, as deeply rooted as its ancient vines, introduced Latin to Spain’s Catalonia.
Gueta Lupia is Latin for the town of Gratallops - “wolf-scrape” in Catalan - evoking the legend whereby
wolf claws shaped the Priorat landscape from its distinctive licorella soil. From vines of more than 90
years average age, the Bordalas family carries out every production step from vineyard to bottling.
Bodegas Bordalas-Garcia, Priorat, Spain Fra Fort 2007 Gratallops. 50% Garnacha, 50% Cariñena
Fra Fort is created by the brothers Arturo and Rafael Bordalás from family-owned old-vine Grenache and
Carignan in Gratallops, the principal growing region of the denomination. It is named as a tribute to Fra
Andreu Fort, Abbot of the medieval Carthusian monastery from which Priorat takes its name. Aged for 12
months in French and American oak barrels.
Bodegas Bordalas-Garcia, Priorat, Spain El Si del Moli 2009 Gratallops. 50% White Garnacha, 50%
Macabeu (Viura)
Moli refers to the site of an ancient watermill within the Bordalás family vineyard in Gratallops and El Si
del Molí is named for the musical note (Si in the Catalan language) most expressive of sensory pleasure
and lushness. This blend of White Grenache and Viura from vines averaging 50-55 years is barrelfermented and aged from 5 to 6 months in new French oak barrels.