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Conquista de Argentina Shiraz
Reviews & Awards
2005 Shiraz
Silver Medal New World International Wine Competition 2008
2007 Shiraz
Winner of the 2010 Trials The Wine Trials 2010: The world’s best selling guide to inexpensive wines by Robin Goldstein & Alexis Herschkowitsch
Tasting Notes
Conquista Shiraz has dark fruit aromas of blackberry and raspberry with ripe berry fruit flavors, smooth tannins and a silky finish.
Food Pairings
Pairs well with hearty pasta, grilled meat, roast beef or hard cheese.
Varietal(s)
100% Shiraz
Region
Vineyard & Winemaking Notes
The grapes are hand harvested at optimum ripeness from the foothills of the Andes Mountains in the San Rafael region of Mendoza. The near-desert conditions are remedied by water from the snow-capped Andes that also guard the area from radical temperature shifts that would otherwise hurt the harvest, and instead account for better fruit flavor and maturation in the clean, pollution-free mountain air. Mendoza rests on the San Andreas Fault and experiences near weekly small earthquakes. These mini-quakes shift layers of sand, clay, and loam with gravel and limestone, providing Mendoza’s vineyards with superb root nutrients and variety.