Giunta Malbec Nouveau
WHY WE LOVE IT
- Giunta Malbec Nouveau is grown in Bridge Pa on the Heretaunga Plains where two clones of Malbec are utilized (595 & 1056) that grow on 3 different blocks around the Bridge Pa Triangle.
- The soils are silty-loam and free-draining red metal of mixed alluvial and volcanic origin. Thus, the wines tend to reflect more lush fruit and rounder tannins.
- The wine is vegan friendly and certified sustainable.
Varietal Composition: 100% Malbec
Elaboration: Destemmed. The fruit was cold macerated for 6 days on skins before a wild fermentation and once dry, it was macerated on skins for an additional 15 days during which time malolactic fermentation was completed.
Tasting Notes: Deliciously bright and unabashedly fruit-forward with soft resolved tannins like biting into a fruit-filled chocolate. A perfect anywhere anytime red that makes friends wherever it goes. Drink it, don’t overthink it.
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PRODUCER BACKGROUND
Daniel (dB) Brennan, a native of New Jersey, founded Decibel Wines in 2008 in Hastings, New Zealand, a city on the east coast of the North Island, in the Hawke’s Bay region. After touring Europe and America as manager of a rock band, he found himself at his family’s restaurant in Philadelphia where he was inspired by his Sicilian grandfather, a cooper and winemaker, to trade music for wine.
He arrived in his adopted country virtually penniless but with determination to bring his vision to life. He studied Oenology & Viticulture in Hawke’s Bay and worked with some of the region’s top producers, as well as at wineries and vineyards in California, Oregon, and Italy.