An Argentinian winemaker created the first white wine Malbec.
The new white Malbec from Bodega Trivento winemaker Maximiliano Ortiz has just been launched in the United States. “We are the first vineyard to create this flavor of wine, a white wine (Malbec) made from red grapes,” Ortiz says. In this way, we have evolved a new category of wines. “
Trivento White Malbec 2022 has just been released in the U. S. and sells for a recommended value of $11. White Malbec is a milestone for Ortiz, who began experimenting with the concept in 2018.
For starters, Ortiz replaced the 2019 harvest date of March, the same harvest date as before, to the last week of January, when the grapes weren’t as ripe. “We have a quick and convenient press to separate the skin from the pulp. , and then we added oxygen in the fermentation, with the concept of burning off the color fermentation, and it was trial and error,” Ortiz says.
The first white Malbec was bottled in just 30,000 cases, and the old one that exists now amounts to 160,000 cases. “2019 was the first old one and it was a smart product, but 2022, the existing old one that we just launched, and 2023. . . I think we have an amazing product,” Ortiz says. Every year, we apply the techniques. “
“What people love about this wine is that it’s absolutely different,” Ortiz says. “When we say Malbec, we think of a wine with a lot of red color and aromas of red fruits. This is an absolutely different product. They have the essence of a (normal) Malbec, but in a different format.
The appearance of the wine, he says, “is not just white: it is crystal clear, beautiful and looks like water. “”First you look at the color, then you smell the wine, and first you smell the aroma of the green apple, which is very pleasant if you’re drinking a Malbec,” he says. “Then you smell the cherries, the strawberries and you smell the soft tannins. You have the tannins, but you also have the acidity of a white wine.
The white Malbec was a wonderful luck in Mexico, where it started with an import of only 5,000 cases, which has now increased to 7,000 cases. It’s also been good luck, he says, in the UK. “It’s a wine that attracts new consumers,” says Ortiz.
White Malbec is ideal for the summer. ” It’s a very comfortable wine, and you don’t need food to enjoy it, but it’s a very convivial wine,” says Ortiz. Unlike regular Malbec, which goes very well with heavy meats. and barbecue, white Malbec pairs wonderfully with seafood, fish and chicken, as well as salads and vegetables.
White Malbec probably isn’t Trivento’s latest innovation, he says. “Every year we paint over other things, but the next one is a big secret, so I can’t reveal it yet,” he says, adding that consumers are looking for something new on the horizon next year.
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