The original red 2018 A Lisa was named after Han Vinding Diers' Danish grandmother and sourced form villages within 15kilometers from Mainqué in Río Negro, so their village red. They had frost in the zone in 2018, and...
The original red 2018 A Lisa was named after Han Vinding Diers' Danish grandmother and sourced form villages within 15kilometers from Mainqué in Río Negro, so their village red. They had frost in the zone in 2018, and yields were decimated, so the production plummeted from 90,000 to 70,000 bottles. This is mostly Malbec with some 9% Merlot and perhaps 1% Petit Verdot and the full berries fermented in stainless steel and only 15% to 20% of the volume matured in used French oak barrels for some nine months while the rest was kept in stainless steel. It felt very fruit forward at first, but turned more serious with some air. It seemed to put on weight in the glass, showing more depth and layers, with clean aromas and a round and juicy palate with more clout than you think. It has more complexity than the varietals, and comes through as tasty, long and dry. - Luis Gutiérrez