The fourth Friday in October marks Sparkling Day, an international celebration that invites you to enjoy one of the most sophisticated and festive wines in the world. This year, the date will be Friday, October 25, an excellent opportunity to raise glasses and toast with some of the best sparkling wines.
There are sparkling wines, where the gas is obtained by having a second fermentation in the bottle and others with added gas. They are also differentiated, at least in Argentina, according to the grams of residual sugar per liter, which will give more or less sweetness in the mouth, and they are classified as: Nature: less than 3 grams, Brut Nature: less than 7 grams, Extra Brut: less than 11 grams, Extra Brut: less than 11 grams, Extra Brut: less than 11 grams
La Flor Pinot Noir & Chardonnay
It is a sparkling wine with a light and attractive salmon color resulting from a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. Very fine perlage that generates a persistent crown on the surface. On the nose, its freshness is perceived with slight aromas of nuts, red fruits, strawberries and hints of apple. The boza is intense and highly complex, with a balanced body, good acidity that gives a sensation of freshness and great persistence. It is a grape from the Pulenta vineyards of Finca “La Zulema” Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo and “Viñedos de Don Antonio”, Los Arboles, Valle de Uco, Mendoza.
Price: $21,000
Malma Brut Nature
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At sight you can see its golden color with copper highlights. Crown and fine bubbles, constant and persistent. It contains aromas with citrus notes, white stone fruit and toasted bread. Complex and at the same time harmonious and fresh. In the mouth you can appreciate the elegance of the fine bubbles and their persistence. The base wine is a still wine. Blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Second fermentation in the bottle (Champegnoise Method). 9 months on lees.
Price: box x3 $84000
Thousand Demons Sparkling
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Mil Demonios is a sparkling wine made entirely with Pinot Noir, from vineyards located in the town of Añelo, in Patagonia. This sparkling wine is characterized by its aging for 60 months with second fermentation in the bottle, carried out at a controlled temperature of 14 degrees to achieve slow carbonization that gives rise to a fine and elegant bubble. With a yield of 8,000 kilos per hectare and very gentle pressing using a hydraulic press, this sparkling wine does not contain added sugar. However, in the expedition liquor stage, rum was used, which harmonizes perfectly with the base of the sparkling wine, providing complexity and a subtle touch of sweetness. Andrés Ridois, master champagne maker, highlights the natural acidity obtained from Patagonian grapes, which will allow this sparkling wine to be enjoyed at its best even within 7 to 10 years.
Suggested price: $24,371.
Sottano Rosé Brut
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Sottano Rosé Brut is distinguished by its attractive vibrant and seductive pink color, with fine and persistent bubbles that release intense aromas of red fruits such as strawberries, cherries and raspberries. The nose also reveals subtle notes of toasted bread and delicate floral touches of roses and jasmine. In the mouth, it offers a fresh and fruity profile, standing out for its young and enveloping character, where the flavors of red fruits, such as cherries and strawberries, leave a pleasant and refreshing sensation.
Suggested price: $12,779.
Indomitable Pinot Noir Chardonnay
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Indomitable Pinot Noir Chardonnay is a sparkling wine originating from the regions of Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley. It is made mainly from grapes of the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varieties. Visually, it stands out for its soft pink tone and a delicate release of fine bubbles that remain constantly, forming an impeccable crown. On the palate, it stands out for its freshness and a well-marked acidity that enhances the flavors of white fruits. Overall, it is a balanced, vibrant sparkling wine with a notable bouquet.
Suggested price: $17,435
Private
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Made using the traditional Champenoise method, this line of sparkling wines is born from a 100% Chardonnay base wine with more than 30 months of rest on the lees. Once in the bottle and by adding the tirage liquor, the second fermentation takes place (for approximately 35 days) where the delicate and refreshing bubbles are produced and then rest on the yeast lees for more than 30 months at a controlled temperature. between 14 and 16 ºC. During this period the bottles are kept lying down and rest during maturation.
Andeluna Extra Brut
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Andeluna Winery creates this Extra Brut sparkling wine, made with the Charmat Lungo method and a classic cut of Pinot Noir 55% and Chardonnay 45% grapes from their own farms in San José, Tupungato, a high altitude area that provides ideal conditions for wines used as a base. of sparkling wine. In the vineyards, pruning is carefully worked to maintain the balance and quality of the fruit. It is soft and bright pink in color, has aromas of roses and is characterized by its freshness and crisp acidity. It is ideal to enjoy with seafood, fish, white meat with light sauces and pasta with mild sauces.
Price: $12,600
Supernatural Pink Frisante
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A pet’nat, without the addition of sulfites, the result of the delicate balance of three varieties – 50% Syrah, 25% Tannat, 25% Malbec – that were cared for in the vineyard of Finca Nuna with organic and biodynamic practices, located in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo. “Syrah has a superlative aromatic expression, like Malbec, and Tannat accompanies the acidity to create a very balanced blend,” he describes. Leonardo Deviawinemaker of Chakana. Supernatural Pink Frisante It is to drink fresh and is very versatile as an aperitif or accompanying summer dishes.
He natural pétillant either pet’natits colloquial diminutive, is an effervescent wine, bottled before completing its alcoholic fermentation. The action of the sugars and indigenous yeasts present continues inside the bottle naturally, thus trapping the carbon dioxide produced. It is the so-called ancestral method.
Price: $18,000
Domaine Bousquet Brut Rosé
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“Our Brut Rosé Charmat is made with certified organic grapes from the Uco Valley, 75% Pinot Noir – 25% Chardonnay. We work very well at the harvest point to obtain natural acidity, which is what gives it freshness and guarantees its longevity. It arrives at the press with a whole bunch to avoid maceration that results in very dark colors and thus we obtain that beautiful salmon tone that characterizes our sparkling wine,” he describes. Rodrigo Serrano AlouWinemaker by Domaine Bousquet. “It is a fresh sparkling wine, to enjoy, you are not looking for great complexity or weight in the mouth, but it does invite you to continue drinking, with notes of caramel. An ideal proposal to enjoy as a couple,” recommends Rodrigo.
Price: $13,500
Daring to Create Brut Nature
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A sparkling wine made by the winery of Argentina’s first female winemaker, with 100% Pinot Noir grapes, under the Charmat method with 6-month lees aging. Pale pink in color, coming from its pre-fermentation maceration with the skins, crossed by fine and elegant bubbles. Describes notes of fresh fruits such as cherry and strawberry and dried fruits. In the mouth it is friendly and complex, and its soft and round tannins give a long and persistent finish. Ideal to accompany sushi, seafood, red fruit cheesecake.
Price: $16,918
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