Susana Balbo - Brioso Red 2022
Producer
Susana Balbo Signature
Blend
24% Cabernet Franc
53% Cabernet Sauvignon
16% Malbec
7% Petit Verdot
53% Cabernet Sauvignon
16% Malbec
7% Petit Verdot
Country
Argentina
Region
Mendoza
UPC
8 58497 00515 8
Vinification
The vineyards for this wine are hand-harvested and located at an average of 3300 feet of elevation. Destemmed, lightly crushed. Pumping over 3 times a day. Max.Temp. 31°C. Extended maceration 35 days. Aged 15 months in 100% new French oak barrels.
Estate
Susana Balbo's Signature wines are elegant, bold wines with artistic finesse. With these wines, Susana defies the limits of enology. The wide range of styles in these wines highlights her audacity to create elevated and innovative wines. This is the result of her vast experience of over 40 years. Susana believes that making a great wine is both science and art. Each terroir provides us with colors and textures that we can bring to life as an art form, and science is the vehicle that allows us to integrate those elements into innovative wines.
Tasting notes
Deep, bright ruby red color. It shows sweet red and black fruits, subtle oak and a great backbone of tannins. The red and black fruit aromas followed by an elegant grip over florality comes from the Cabernet Sauvignon. The other grapes blend in to add flavor and complexity. It has a fine, lifted finish with great ageing potential. Pairs well with beef, pork, lamb, squab, quail and duck.
Description
Brioso means a spirited love of challenge and it expresses my passionate drive to create a wine that reaches the pinnacle of quality. Refined and elegant, this red blend results from the combination of my winemaking skills, knowledge and the uniqueness of Agrela, one of the best terroirs in Argentina.
Fabricio Portelli, Argentinian wine critic, described it as
''Voluptuous and elegant, Young in its textures, but mature in its expressions, and with a pleasant freshness that adds deepness in every sip.( ... ) A great wine to enjoy now or save for later.