Brescome Barton welcomed premium wines of Melipal, an Argentinian family-owned and -run winery located 20 minutes from Mendoza in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo. At 958 meters above sea level, the winery produces primarily Malbec, but also Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Founded in 2002 by the Aristi family, Melipal wines are crafted by Winemaker Martin Tosolini with Consultant Luis Barraud. The facility’s contemporary architecture is surrounded by 87 hectares of vineyards and Melipal opens its doors to tourism for private tastings among views of the Andes. It has 800,000 liters of capacity among stainless steel tanks and French oak barrels, with wines ranging from unoaked young wine to the premium and ultra-complex wines, elegant, structured and aged in barrels. Newly introduced to Connecticut are Melipal Malbec and Melipal Ikella Malbec 2018.
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- Melipal Malbec offers an elegant nose of raspberries, plum, coffee and chocolate notes balanced with smooth tannins, rated 92 points from both James Suckling and Tim Atkins.
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- Melipal Ikella Malbec 2018 offers great intensity, red fruits with an interesting violet note, excellent acidity and balance in the mouth with soft, round tannins, rated 92 points from James Suckling and 90 points from Tim Atkins.
