Gernot Langes
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically at its peak from 5 to 15 years after the vintage, though exceptional years can easily cellar for 20 years or more.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled ribeye steak, slow-roasted lamb shank, aged Gouda cheese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
As the crown jewel of Bodega Norton, the Gernot Langes cuvée is a profound tribute to the Austrian businessman Gernot Langes-Swarovski, who acquired the historic estate in 1989 and ushered in a modern renaissance. Sourced from the estate's oldest, low-yielding vines in the prestigious Perdriel sub-region of Luján de Cuyo, this iconic red blend is crafted only in exceptional vintages. The wine undergoes a meticulous selection process, followed by fermentation in French oak casks and an extensive aging regime of 16 months in new French oak barrels, plus an additional 12 months in bottle. The result is a majestic, deeply concentrated wine that seamlessly marries the plush, dark-fruit character of Malbec with the structural nobility of Cabernet Sauvignon and the aromatic complexity of Cabernet Franc, embodying the pinnacle of high-altitude Mendoza winemaking.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Bodega Norton blev grundlagt i 1895 af den engelske ingeniør Edmund James Palmer Norton og hører til blandt Argentinas mest historiske vinhuse. Ejendommen ligger i Perdriel i det berømte Luján de Cuyo i Mendoza. I 1989 overtog den østrigske iværksætter Gernot Langes-Swarovski vingården og indførte banebrydende europæisk vinfremstillingsteknologi, samtidig med at respekten for de over 100 år gamle, uoverpodede vinstokke blev bevaret. Bodega Norton har fokus på omhyggelig højdedyrkning for foden af Andesbjergene og skaber vine, der ubesværet forener mineralsk kompleksitet med en ren og livlig frugt. Vingården er verdenskendt for sine skoledannende Malbec-vine, herunder flagskibet Gernot Langes og Norton Reserva, men udmærker sig ligeledes med fornem Cabernet Sauvignon, sprøde hvidvine og elegante mousserende vine.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
14.5%