| Codevin: Bonarda, the king of Mendoza’s Eastern region |
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| 03 de septiembre de 2008 10:11 | ||||||||
 Codevin On August 23, the evaluation of wines from the Eastern Mendoza Region (Codevin) was carried out once again in San Martín department, Mendoza. Over 200 people attended the guided tasting, which included 13 samples selected by the tasting committee. For this 14th edition of the event, 110 samples were submitted by a total of 31 wineries. White wines comprised 30% and obtained an average of 86 points, while red wines comprised 70% of the sample and obtained the same average. These results maintain the average of the last couple of harvests, where wines earned scores ranging between 84 and 86 points. During the guided tasting, 13 samples were presented, comprising: white wine for mass consumption, generic woodless white wine for annual consumption, Chardonnay for annual consumption with alternative wood, prime woodless Torrontés, woodless Malbec for aging, oak-aged Bonarda for annual consumption, Syrah-Merlot for annual consumption with alternative wood, Cabernet Sauvignon for annual consumption with alternative wood, prime Tempranillo with alternative wood, oak-aged Tannat for annual consumption and a sparkling wine. “White wines denoted varietal features; they were expressive and proper, evidencing the skills of technicians for directing production. Among white wines for mass consumption, we have had true regional representatives, with a quality worth praising,” Marcelo Federico, the president of the evaluation committee, claimed. He added that “red wines showed tipicity, quality and a proper application of production techniques, in accordance with the tools we have in each winery and the climatic contingencies endured, such as rains and hail.” The highest score was for an oak-aged Bonarda for annual consumption, which scored 95 points. “When we tasted the Bonarda, I thought that we should include this kind of varietal in our index, as a variety representative,” Claudia Quini, sensorial analysis expert, asserted. She also said that she believes that “the quality of submitted wines is growing and that one of the facts that caught my attention was that production per hectare has decreased, which shows that work is being conducted from the vineyard on.” Guillermo García, president of the National Grape-growing and Winemaking Institute (INV), was satisfied by the tasting’s results and said that “the wine industry’s strategic vision demands long-term efforts, as wine quality will allow us to have a good position worldwide. Hence, it is not surprising for us to arrive at exports for 1.000 million dollars; for this to happen, the INV and the private sector must set in motion a mechanism for quality improvement.”
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