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Septima Gran Reserva

Name: Septima Gran Reserva 750ml
SKU: 111241
Price: 47.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · Argentina · 750ml · 13%

$47.99each

What it tastes like

Dark fruit · spice · oak

Septima Gran Reserva 750ml features an Argentinian red wine aged for depth and complexity. This premium wine delivers rich dark fruit and structured tannins.

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Additional information

Wine
Style: Argentina
Origin: 750ml
Size: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Septima Gran Reserva

Bodega Séptima sits in Agrelo, in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, about 1,050 metres up in the foothills of the Andes. It was set up as the seventh winery of Raventós Codorníu, the Spanish family group whose winemaking tradition is dated back to 1551. The group began searching for the right Argentine terroir in 1999 and established the winery in the early 2000s.

Gran Reserva is the winery's showpiece red. It is a Malbec-led blend with Cabernet Sauvignon and a small share of Tannat, and the exact proportions shift from vintage to vintage. The wine spends around eighteen months in oak. In the glass it is dark and aromatic, with blackberry, cassis and warm spice, and the Tannat adds structure while the tannins stay soft.

This is a red for slow dinners. Serve it at around 18 degrees, open the bottle an hour ahead or pour it through a decanter, and put roast beef with grilled capsicum on the table. A rib of beef off the barbecue or a lamb shoulder braised until it falls apart would also suit it.