Pure varietal Malbec from relatively young vines from pure limestone soils. 1300 meters altitude. Fermented spontaneously over 30 days in so-called “rolling” barriques and then aged for another 16 months in used barriques. The same vineyard is used with the old vines for the top wine “La Craie”. The Iubileus is fresher and more floral, energetic and complex. It says: we can also be different. Very pure, juicy silky fruit. Citrus, pink grapefruit, orange zest, light licorice, flint. Somewhat angular tannins on the almost red fruit, floral, rose petals, jasmine, limestone and very closed young, lots of structure, the wine needs air. One felt the tremendous elegance and playfulness, a wiry finesse wonder. Great stuff from young vines. 1188 bottles produced.
PerSe Iubileus 2021 6x75cl 100/100 HL
Top Score: 100 points!
“One felt the tremendous elegance and playfulness, a wiry finesse wonder. Great stuff”
Price IN BOND
£970.00 6 x 75cl Bottles
2 in stock
| Colour | Red |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | Mendoza (Gualtallary) |
100 points Heiner Lobenberg
98 points Vinous
The 2021 Malbec Iubileus is sourced from a tiny calcareous plateau on the Monasterio Hill in Gualtallary, Uco Valley. A rich purple in color. The nose offers enchanting notes of violet, lavender, mint and sage against a blueberry and crushed plum backdrop. The lean and supple structure, chalky tannins and taut, refreshing mouthfeel precede a delicate, long-lasting finish. This is an unusual, primary and nuanced Malbec, with an alluring high-altitude character. ‘Delicious’ would be the most word juste here.
97 points Patricio Tapia’s Descorchados
Lubileus comes from the flattest and most exposed sector of the Monasterio hill, which Per Se planted in 2013, three years after the planes from which Volare and Inseparable originate. It’s a hectare of vineyards on very thin soils—no more than 30 centimeters—that are rich in calcium carbonate and that produced 1,188 bottles this year. The challenge, according to David Bonomi, is regulating the power of the fruit in a warm northern exposure like this one. But the cool 2021 season has helped to refresh, allowing for a more precise harvest date, and showing more clearly the right time to cut the grapes to prevent losing the point in which the malbec shows the place and not the sweetness and exuberance of the variety. There is red malbec fruit here, as well as the calcium carbonate that’s also expressed—not only in sharp, firm tannins, but also in the aromas and flavors, which seem salty. The variety’s fruit is almost subjugated to the expression of terroir. So when Bonomi talks about regulating the power of the fruit, what he’s really talking about is helping the place express itself through a variety of grape, and it doesn’t matter which one.
