Familia Furlotti Finca Paraje Altamira Single Vineyard Malbec, Altamira, Argentina 2017 Case (6x750ml) Cyprus The flagship 2018 Château Phélan

The flagship 2018 Château Phélan Ségur is a beauty based on 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot

with black-plum fruits backed by velvet tannins and acidity

The finish offers hints of licorice and white pepper over stone-driven mineral notes

perhaps a little more sous-bois than I have noticed compared to previous bottles

caressing and suave medium weight flavors are shaped by slightly riper tannins on the better balanced finale

Familia Furlotti Finca Paraje Altamira Single Vineyard Malbec, Altamira, Argentina 2017 Case (6x750ml) Cyprus The flagship 2018 Château PhélanIn the Uco Valley, south of Mendoza city in western Argentina. The soil here is alluvial, well drained sandy silt balanced with high levels of limestone. A shallow top soil keeps the roots of the vines fresh, then the underlying chalk and stones limit growth, adding complexity as the roots drive deep to extract the minerals characteristic of this region. The vineyard lies on the bank of the Tunuyn river at the foot of the Andes and enjoys a diurnal