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A magnificent Bordeaux blend from Susana Balbo, Argentina’s first female winemaker, named ‘Woman of the Year’ in 2015. Made from hand picked grapes and aged in 100% French oak, this has peppery dark fruits and herbal complexity. A serious red.
Tasting notes
Velvety black fruit, herbal highlights, vanilla, violets. Firm grip
Aroma
Peppery black fruit, herbal notes, vanilla oak
More information
Susana Balbo has always been a rebel, applying first to study nuclear physics. When her family objected to her leaving Mendoza, she chose oenology instead and became Argentina’s first female winemaker. A wine consultant for 20 years, she realised her dream in 1999 by establishing her own estate. It’s a family affair, with son José and daughter Ana now joining the business. Susana has won many top awards, including being named one of the ‘most influental women winemakers’ by Drinks Business in 2012, and ‘2016 Innovator of the Year’ by Wine Enthusiast, with high scores from Tim Atkin MW, Wine Advocate, Stephen Tanzer and James Suckling. Osadia de Crear – Dare to Create – is a superb Bordeaux blend, aged in new French oak. It’ll age well too.