{"id":13702,"date":"2020-01-02T10:12:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T10:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine-and-spirits.md\/en\/?p=13702"},"modified":"2020-01-02T10:21:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T10:21:39","slug":"mr-snob-came-with-lalelele-mele","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine-and-spirits.md\/en\/mr-snob-came-with-lalelele-mele\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMr. Snob\u201d came with \u201cLalelele mele\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Vinum company is an uncommon producer among the small wineries. If others would usually emerge from amateur winemaking, then Vinum, rather the opposite, from an abundancy of expertise and, of course, fascination with wine. The point is that its owner, Vladlen Uzhakov, and his company Enogrup Ltd have been offering European complex technological solutions in winemaking for more than 20 years (equipment, materials, advice), assisting other wineries in wines production.  Besides that, his family has been growing grapes on this land for more than 200 hundred years, during nine generations.  More details about this producer <\/strong><\/em>here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. A year ago, he launched on the market with his first wines.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I have already written about two wines from Mr. Snob range. Now, two wines from Lalelele mele range found their way to me (the range has five wines in total) and one Mr. Snob \u2013 red blend, which offered quite an interesting experience of tasting it repeatedly almost a year later, and seeing how the wine evolved (the whole range consists of only of three wines). The Lalelele mele wines are not oak aged, so one can enjoy the clean expression of the variety with no make-up. According to the old-school quality category, these wines are \u2013 selected (quality wines with alcohol by volume not less than 12%, such wines see the market on the year following the year of harvest). I personally like the category of \u201cselected\u201d wines for providing good quality at a decent price. That allows drinking them more frequently than more expensive wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wines in the Lalelele\nmele range are screw capped. This is just the right thing for wines that did\nnot age in oak. They stay perfectly fresh under it and do not pose the risk of \u2018corking\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lalelele mele Sauvignon\nblanc, 2018<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I would like to remind\nyou that the Sauvigon blanc wines open up later (you can find out why here<\/strong><\/a>). So, a\nSauvignon blanc bottle should be opened early, better off an hour before\nserving it, and put back into the refrigerator uncorked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Color of the wine  <\/del>shiny light straw. First nose: \u201cduchesse\u201d\npear. A very fresh aroma with a citrus note. The wine leaves legs on the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aroma opens light\nnotes of jasmine, flint, freshly cut grass (the above photo is very\nillustrative for the wine).  The last to\nsense is the aroma of currant buds. This wine is not a New World \u201cbomb\u201d, it has\na quite eschewing aroma, kind of a \u201cLovely wine\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But that is exactly the case when the flavor of Sauvignon blanc may be called crispy. It has a lemon tinge (but not sour), a nuance of bergamot and pineapple. Light, smooth, well-balanced. You can\u2019t stop drinking it for its interesting flavor, which I liked even more than the aroma. There are many wines with nice aromas, but very few with flavor having several taints. Often the flavour of wines is quite terse \u2013 just fruit-led, but this is not about Lalelele mele Sauvignon blanc 2018. Alcohol content \u2013 12.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In my opinion, due to\nits flavour, this wine wins, taking the solo part. Food will only keep away its\nvalues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lalelele mele\nSauvignon blanc 2018 wine won the bronze medal at the high-profile tasting\ncompetition Decanter Asia Wine Awards` 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lalelele mele Feteasca Neagr\u0103\n2018<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Let the wine breathe a\nlittle. For me it became just \u201cWow!\u201d (I am also a fan of wines from Feteasca Neagr\u0103\ngrapes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Color \u2013 red ruby.  First nose \u2013 black ripe berries. The aroma has\ndried plum, black dried cherry, blackthorn, black pepper, nutmeg in it,\nrevealing cinnamon later on. Just classics \u2013 a very true and typical for the\nvariety, well-made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flavor repeats the\nsame berries and the nutmeg tinge, soft ripe tannins, medium body.  The flavor is round, 3D as they say. You might\nask: \u201cWhat do they do with the flavor of this wine?\u201d  It is very rich, full-body, multidimensional. Alcohol\ncontent \u2013 13.5%, which you can\u2019t feel at all, as balanced as it is. A very\ndelightful wine, a good one to have for dinner.  It will go well with warm salads (if meat, then\nit would better be veal), vegetable stew, stewed veal or rabbit with vegetable\ngarnish or potato baked until crisp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Snob Cabernet\nsauvignon \u2013 Malbec \u2013 Saperavi 2016<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A familiar wine<\/strong><\/a> for me<\/strong>. My second take happens almost one year\nlater. The wine was bottled in April 2018, meaning that all this time it went\nthrough bottle aging. It might be noted that the wine became more mature and a\nlittle firmer, you can feel more oak in it. I recommend decanting\/aerating it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grapes of the\nMalbec and Saperavi vine was grown close to the Purcari village, while Cabernet\nSauvignon \u2013 more southward, close to the Tomai village. The variety ratio is\nthe following: Cabernet Sauvignon \u2013 40%, Malbec \u2013 30% and Saperavi \u2013 30%. The\nwine went through minimum processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The color did not\nchange \u2013 ruby, with a bright rim around telling of the wine\u2019s young age.  On glass walls heavily flow down some glycerin\nlegs (they are a result of alcohol fermentation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First nose \u2013 black wild\nberries and nightshade (passes on quite quickly) giving away Cabernet Sauvignon\nin the blend.  The wine aroma has a smoke\ntaint, prune, chokeberry, black air-dried cherry, black currant with tails, pomegranate\nskin, black pepper, dried tobacco leaf, nutmeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flavor is dry, a\nlittle austere, with fresh acidity. Aeration made the tannins softer.  Black currant and dried plum notes, light\nmarmalade taint in the end. Finish \u2013 black chocolate.  Alcohol content \u2013 13%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t hesitate to\nchoose steak or grilled pork to this Mr. Snob. Its young contentious tannins\nwill just well compensate a good lab of meat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Snob Cabernet sauvignon \u2013 Malbec \u2013 Saperavi 2016 won silver medals at the Balkan wines International competition` 2019 and Mundus Vini Summer Tasting` 2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Under the patronage<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Small Wine Producers Association got the patronage of the Moldova\nCompetitiveness. Project (funded by USAID and the Swedish Government) and of\nthe National Office for Vine and Wine. The Vinum company is managing its wine\nproduction independently (after all, the owner has been working in wine\nconsulting for several decades). It has also created the brand by its own\nefforts. What the small producer needs is the support in the promotion of wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Moldova Competitiveness Project supports our company, and we much\nappreciate it, says Vladlen Uzhakov. \u2013 Through this, our wines were sent to a\nfew international competitions in Europe, where they won golden and silver\nmedals, and bronze in Asia.  Along with\nother small producers Vinum takes part in various activities promoting wine in\nMoldova and Romania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year we planted a vineyard in the Ialoveni region of two local varieties\n\u2013 Feteasca Neagr\u0103 and Feteasca Regal\u0103.  In our\nopinion, we need to keep up the authenticity, this is the success path for\nMoldovan winemaking in the global markets.  And just before the start of the wine\nprocessing season, we opened a primary grape processing facility in Chisinau.  Before that, we rented production capacities form\none of our colleagues.  So, this year we\nhad our first season in our own premises. However, our small production still\nneeds some technological equipment.  In\nthis, we also rely on the support of the Moldova Competitiveness Project \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo – Vinum.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Where to buy?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

“wine.md”- 15\nPuskin str., 62 Sciusev str.; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Vinurile\nMoldovei” \u2013 124 Stefan cel Mare ave.;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Embargo” \u2013 51\nPuskin str.; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVinoteka lux\u201d \u2013 1\nTudor Vladimirescu str.; 10 Cuza Voda ave.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Store chain \u201cBoiar Wine\nHouse\u201d (addresses \u2013 <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Store chain \u201cAlcomarket\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Store chain <\/strong>\u201cCascadmarket\u201d.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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