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2009 Luca Chardonnay Mendoza
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About Luca

From vineyards in Mendoza (Luan de Cuyo and Agrelo) and Uco Valley, winemaker Luis Reginato produces concentrated, classy Syrah, Pinot Noir, Malbec and Chardonnay, each bearing supple, fleshy textures and superb sweetness of fruit.

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2009 Luca Chardonnay Mendoza

Producer: Luca
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: Argentina
Region: Argentina

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91 Points | International Wine Cellar , January 2012

Bright light yellow.  Aromas of peach, apricot, nutmeg and flowers, complemented by oaky nuances (30% new).  Fat, rich and sweet but with solid balancing acidity.  A full-throttle fruit bomb with impressive depth and 3D texture, from a Gualtallary vineyard planted at 4,700 feet.  The pH here is a very reasonable 3.2 in spite of the vines' long hang and a hint of botrytis.

92 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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About Argentina

Until the early 1990s, Argentina's wine industry was focused inward, as the local market's thirst was sufficient to absorb the huge quantities of everyday drinking wine produced there. But with per-capita consumption in the domestic market in sharp decline since the mid-1970s, Argentina's wine producers realized that they had to look to export markets to remain in business, and winemaking in Argentina began its transformation.


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Chardonnay

The best Chardonnays in the world continue to arrive from the region where the grape first emerged: the chalk, clay, and limestone vineyards of Burgundy and Chablis. While the origins of the grape were disputed for many years, with some speculating that the grape came all the way from the Middle East, DNA researchers at the University of California-Davis proved in 1999 that Chardonnay actually developed...
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