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Melipal Malbec 2006
Melipal Malbec 2006

Melipal Malbec 2006


Malbec

from Argentina, South America

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Item No. 99938 
red wine style:
Light & Fruity Smooth & Supple Earthy & Spicy Big & Bold
winemaker's notes:

Melipal (the Aristi Family) owns three separate vineyards situated in Agrelo, Mendoza, Argentina. With total acreage of 188 including 90 year old Malbec. The winemaker is Martin Tosolini, who best understands the potential of Melipal's Malbec grapes. The experience and knowledge of this enologist together with the most precise tending of the vineyards give the character and personality to the wines.

85% Malbec, 10% Cab. Sauv., 3% Cab. Franc, 2% Merlot

Big extraction with nose of plums, violets, and ripe fruits. Powerful and intense classic Malbec black fruit, sweet, round, and persistent tannins.

critical acclaim:

"Deep, dense inky-purple hue. Pretty scents of blueberry, maple and vanillin-laced oak notes. Smooth, clean entry of balanced raspberry that expands to include tobacco and light mineral accents. Well-structured, drying close imbued with cola, blackberry and oak-infused tannins. An exceptional value from 85-year-old vines."

95 Points

The Wine News

user reviews:
The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.
Sho Morimoto - Washington, DC (read all my reviews)
rating (9/29/2010):

This mellow and supple Malbec is not too sweet and tastes slightly of citrus. It would pair extremely well with grilled fish and other seafood that has solid, but not overpowering, flavor.
rating (9/29/2010):
A bit of a bite, but packed with flavor. Excellent color and aroma.
rating (9/29/2010):
The Wine News 95 score is a significant over-rating of this wine. Strong impression of alcohol, but with a muddiness which undermined the fruit. Did not detect the touted hints of coffee or stawberries. Just mediocre.
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