Alma Negra Brut Nature Rose

Alma Negra 2013 Brut Nature, Malbec Rosé Sparkling | 12.8% | From Mendoza's Vistaflores in Tunuyán and Gualtallary in Tupungato stretching from 3,600 to 4,200+ feet, here’s a bottle-fermented sparkling rosé made of Malbec and Pinot Noir that sees eight months on the lees. Scents of framboise croissants, sweet pea, and a chalky carob scent combine to great effect and echo on a palate defined by crunchy red fruit, a talcum chirp to its texture and a sweet hay lifting on the finish. Delightful news from Argentina and Ernesto Catena –thank you!
Wine review by Nicholas Livingston, July 2, 2014 (Fruit)

Expert Review

90 Wine Advocate
“The sparking rose, the non-vintage Alma Negra Brut Nature is made from both Malbec and Pinot Noir. I was surprised how good this wine is. The effervescence is a product of the methode champenoise, and the wine, from a relatively cool climate, displays crisp, elegant acids intermixed with strawberry, cranberry and fruit cocktail-like notes. It is medium-bodied and just delicious…it is a heck of a good value in sparkling wine. It can be drunk between now and 2016.”
Wine review by Robert Parker, Jr.

Food Pairings

Fajitas, chili, spicy foods. Indian or Mexican. Beef, lamb or pork most anyway but especially on the grill. Burgers and sausages.