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Food and Wine Our Tapiz Wines

TAPIZ CHARDONNAY
Chardonnay is a wine elaborated with grapes carefully selected from our vineyards located at 1300 metres above sea level. The combination of warm sunny days, and cold nights make this vineyard ideal for making wines with an excellent maturity and a perfect balance of sugar and acidity. Eight months fermentation in new French oak barrels provides to this wine an attractive colour with a scent and taste which reminds of citrus, apples, and peaches. A toasted vanilla flavour adds to its complexity.

TAPIZ MALBEC
It is elaborated with grapes selected from our best vineyards located in Tupungato and Agrelo at 1300 meters and 950 meters, respectively. Each of the terroirs provides a different expression to produce the maximum expression of fruit and variety concentration. Our Malbec presents an attractive and intense violet colour, with a high intensity of black fruits, guindas, and raspberries. Eight months in French oak barrels, provide a soft , and round feeling in the mouth. Tapiz Malbec was recognized as the "Best overall Malbec" by Wine & Spirits in its annual buying guide for 2000 and the Malbec 2002 was listed as Best Value by Wine Spectator in 2004.

TAPIZ MERLOT
Tapiz optimum wine quality results from the combination of excepcional fruit coming from our vineyards in Tupungato at 1300 meters above sea level. Tapiz Merlot is elegant and supple, featuring rich chocolate, plum, and wild berry flavours complimented by vanilla and toasty oak. Velvety tannins and succulent finish. Aged 8 months in French and American oak barrels.

TAPIZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Tapiz Cabernet Sauvignon is elaborated with grapes that were carefully selected from our vineyards located at 950 metres above sea level. It achieves an ideal level of maturity and high concentration of flavours. The wine offers a deep red coloration and scents reminiscing black fruits, plum and chocolate, combined with vanilla and toasted aroma produced by ten month in new French oak barrels. In the mouth is round, and balanced.

TAPIZ SAUVIGNON BLANC
The different characteristics of soil and altitude give this wine a special scent and taste of grapefruit and pineapple. This combination together with adequate acidity makes Tapiz Sauvignon Blanc a fresh and young wine and one of the best samples of this varietal in Argentina .

TAPIZ TORRONTÉS
Bright yellow with touches of green tints. Delicate and intense aromas of tropical flowers and fruits, fresh and well balanced. Round and persistent feeling in the mouth.

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