Jelu Malbec San Juan 2018 (750ml) California North Coast Pinot Noir

Jelu Malbec San Juan 2018 (750ml) California North Coast Pinot NoirFounded in January 2002 by Rosaura Etcheverry, of the family winery Castillo y Viejo in Uruguay, and Duncan Killiner, a winemaker from New Zealand, Jelu Estate is located in Mendoza. In the 1990's, Duncan worked as a "flying winemaker," consulting at wineries around the world. For ten years, he worked over 80 harvests, traveling from Brazil to Mexico to Italy and Germany, eventually settling in Uruguay where he met his wife Rosaura; in 2003 he was

and violets

Its taste is fresh and dry

Made from grapes in the Prosecco DOC region of Northeastern Italy

sweet spice and new leather

During the two month long appassimento process

and a fine acid structure

and Pinot Noir grapes

A perfumed bouquet evokes ripe dark berries

astonishing elegance as well as finesse

with leathery texture and accents of dried herb and sage

polished tannins

Aged in French and American oak barrels for 12 months