Zorzal Piantao, Gualtallary, Argentina 2013 New Zealand The NV Brut Rose Premier

The NV Brut Rose Premier Cru offers an enticing floral life to its notes of mint

long and intense will marry perfectly with Asian food or with strawberry pie with dark chocolate

with a smaller part (between 5% and 10%

offering a touch of salted almond that echoes on the finish

“or with Vietnamese food

Zorzal Piantao, Gualtallary, Argentina 2013 New Zealand The NV Brut Rose PremierThe one wine that is released much later is the 2013 Piantao, a Cabernet Franc based blend with some 7% Malbec and 3% Merlot. It fermented in concrete and matured in oak barrels (90% of them third use and the rest new and larger, 500 liter ones) for some 30 months, hence the later release date. Somehow, I saw less oak here than in previous vintages, and even less than the 2014 Field Blend that I tasted next to it. The palate is medium bodied, with a