Finca Alma (Argentina)

(Mendoza)

Bonarda

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧

The wine has a light ruby red color, moderate transparency. The nose reveals intense and clean aromas of rose followed by fruit hints of black cherry, cherry, strawberry and blackberry as well as a pleasing hint of violet, very pleasing aromas. The mouth denotes a good crispness and good intensity of flavors. The wine is balanced and alcohol is well balanced by tannins as well as crispness. The finish is persistent with clean hints of strawberry and rose. A wine that will give its best when drunk in its young age. This Bonarda is produced with a maceration in skins for 15 days at a controlled temperature.

Alcohol: 12.5%

Spiced white meat, Pasta with tomato sauce

Suggested glass

16 °C
(60 °F)

(Young Red Wines)

November 2002

Finca Alma (Argentina)

(Mendoza)

Malbec

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✭

This wine shows a brilliant ruby red color, moderate transparency. The nose denotes an olfactory profile not very rich however intense with good and pleasing aromas of fruit. There can be perceived aromas of cherry, strawberry and raspberry followed by rose and hints of cake. The mouth reveals intense flavors with good correspondence to the nose, soft tannins and well balanced by alcohol. The finish is persistent with hints of raspberry and cherry. This wine is produced by fermentation at a controlled temperature.

Alcohol: 13%

Hard cheese, White meat, Roasted meat

Suggested glass

16 °C
(60 °F)

(Young Red Wines)

November 2002

Alhué Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay 2002

Finca Alma (Argentina)

(Mendoza)

Sauvignon Blanc (60%), Chardonnay (40%)
White Wine	Score: ✧✧✧

The wine shows a soft straw yellow color and nuances of greenish yellow, very transparent. The nose is very elegant and refined with evident typicality of the grapes used to make this wine. The wine's olfactory style is mainly of fruit with evident aromas of pineapple, litchi, pear, peach, grapefruit as well as elder flower, sage and acacia. The mouth has a good correspondence to the nose, it is intense, crisp and well balanced by alcohol. The finish is persistent with pleasing hints of peach and elder flower. A well made wine. This wine is produced with fermentation and maceration of skins at a controlled temperature.

Alcohol: 12%

Spiced fish, Risotto and pasta

Suggested glass	10 °C (50 °F)
(Young and Crisp White Wines)

Issue 6, March 2003

Finca Alma

Mendoza (Argentina)

Alhué Bonarda 2000

Finca Alma (Argentina)

Alhué Malbec 2001

Finca Alma (Argentina)

Alhué Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay 2002

Finca Alma (Argentina)