One of the many memorable visits on our South America tour in January was to Eduardo Soler at La Cayetana in Mendoza. He makes two different series of wines, one he calls La Cayetana and one, more exclusive, called Ver Sacrum. The first thing he said to us when we arrived was that “you won’t get any Malbec here”. And we didn’t mind at all. Instead we got great wines from garnacha (grenache), mourvèdre, syrah, mencía and pedro gimenez, a criolla grape.
Garnacha is Eduardo’s special favourite grape. Since March 24, his flagship Ver Sacrum Gloria 2019 is in the temporary assortment at Systembolaget. Which is why we mention it here. But you can also find it on many other markets.
It is worth seeking out the Ver Sacrum / La Cayetana wines. Gloria is 100% garnacha, partially fermented with whole bunches. Half of the wine is aged in old French oak barrels and the rest in amphora. Gloria is named after the Swedish-born silent film star Gloria Swanson. It was one of the many wines we had the pleasure of trying with Eduardo.
Gloria has great concentration of flavour and at the same time a lovely light-hearted character of red berries with high acidity. A characterful wine with individuality and an unusual Argentinian wine. Most pleasant.
Thanks to Handpicked Wines, the Swedish importer, there are more wines from Eduardo in Sweden. We recommend them all: La Cayetana Criolla Blanca, Ver Sacrum Garnacha, Ver Sacrum GSM, Ver Sacrum Monastrell. And finally Ver Sacrum Gloria 2019. Look for those or others on your market.
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