Natura Malbec 2015
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This wine is ideal with all grilled or sauced red meat dishes. It also pairs very well with pastas and aged cheeses.
Natura, as its names suggests, is one of the top organic wines, and inspired purely by nature. In the vineyard, the winery seeks to maintain a natural balance in order to express the true character of the vineyards. They nurture the land, cultivate grapes of superior quality and produce world-class wine in tune with nature. Natura is among the top organic wines that are produced from the purest, healthiest and highest quality, organically-grown grapes. Grown with the utmost respect for the environment, these natural grapes are then turned into one of the premier organic wines from Chile.
<p> From the beginning, the winery has been dedicated to producing the premier Chilean wines, searching for the finest wine valleys, in order to determine the best places to grow each varietal. Natura comes from organically farmed, estate vineyards in some of the most renowned winegrowing valleys of Chile.
Celebrated for its bold flavors and supple texture, Malbec has enjoyed runaway success in Argentina since the late 20th century. The grape originated in Bordeaux, France, where it historically contributed color and tannin to blends. A French agronomist, who saw great potential for the variety in Mendoza’s hot, high-altitude landscape, brought Malbec to Argentina in 1868. Somm Secret—If you’re trying to please a crowd, Malbec is generally a safe bet with its combination of dense fruit and soft tannins.
Touching the Pacific in the west and stretching up into the Andes on its eastern side, the Rapel Valley is one of the more substantial fine red wine producing regions of Chile and contains both the Colchagua Valley in its south and west and the Cachapoal in its north and east. While it is recognized for its exceptional warm-climate reds, the region does produce some fine Pinot noir and Sauvignon blanc on its coastal side.
Some of the country’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Rapel’s Andean foothills—with significant individualized smaller zones already identified. Soils here are mixtures of loam, clay, and sand; Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, and Merlot are the most prolific varieties throughout the region.