Ladera - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2017 (750ml) Alfrocheiro Preto

Ladera - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2017 (750ml) Alfrocheiro PretoThe Ladera Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon displays a deep, ruby color with gorgeous aromas of black cherries and raspberry preserve with subtle notes of nutmeg and raw cacao. As the wine opens up, pervasive notes of potpourri and crushed stone add dimension and intrigue. The concentrated, well structured palate is rich and pure with ripe black fruits, supple tannins finishing with a refreshing beam of acidity. Deserving of time, decant or cellar this wine

gooseberry and melon with balanced acidity

The soil is reddish with a high proportion of limestone

taking on brick red shades with orange tints with age

and 4% petit verdot

The result is a collection of well-balanced

Very pure finish

It shows classic Malbec characteristics of plum and dark cherry but has an expressive note of minerality

“the quality of grapes

It has presence and barely takes a beat through the mid palate

- Wine & Spirits (October 2021)

Soil: Sand

Lazio has been a picturesque agricultural area around a metropolis for millennia