{"product_id":"finca-la-estacada-ocho-y-medio-malbec-2020-750ml","title":"Finca La Estacada Ocho y Medio Malbec 2023 (750ml)","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinca La Estacada is a family-owned winery in Castilla-La Mancha, founded in 2001 on a large property about 40 minutes from Madrid by car. Todd serves as their winemaker and export manager. Several varieties of grapes are cultivated on 278 hectares of rolling hillside vineyards owned by the estate. The Ocho y Medio (8 1\/2) wines are farmed at 850m elevation in clay soils with a lime substrate. Thanks to the high elevation and calcareous influence from the lime, the wines are lighter and brighter than one might expect from central Spain. The reds are high-toned and berryish with pleasing fresh fruit while the white feels kinetic on the palate and shows a beautiful marine influence, even though the ocean is hundreds of kilometers away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker Todd Blomberg calls the viticulture at Finca La Estacada “transitioning organic,” and views the climate and land easily suitable for working without systemic chemical influences. Considering the prices being asked for wines of this quality and conscientious production, these rank as some of the best values coming out of Spain today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSourced from a single vineyard of 20 year old vines, vinified in steel and treated to a brief “nap” in new oak (avg 2 weeks!), the wine is a youthful, easy-to-drink, food-friendly version of Malbec, showing more in common with Cot from France’s Loire valley than the suave Argentine style or tannic model from Cahors.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Finca La Estacada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42975984746720,"sku":"110226","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/finca-la-estacada-ocho-y-medio-malbec_1.jpg?v=1663886825","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/finca-la-estacada-ocho-y-medio-malbec-2020-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}