Winemaker Notes
Beautiful deep purple color with perfumed aromas of ripe red fruits and roasted coffee beans. It is lush, full bodied
and penetrating on the palate with loads of chewy, currant jam flavors, bright acidity, and a touch of
grip on the almost savory finish. This wine really unfolds with some air so try not to slurp it down in a rush,
and it shows why the Argentine people are in love with Malbec. Some Bonarda was blended in for greater
complexity and to achieve better balance. Pairs well with a wide range of foods including beef, sausages,
spiced or grilled pork, veal, medium-strong cheeses, and meat-based pasta sauces.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Yummy and super rich with bright acidity. Full and rich, with toasted oak, chocolate and coffee. This is very long and continues to develop.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Blended with 10% Bonarda; spice box, incense, lavender, black cherry; rich, plush palate.
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Wine & Spirits
An international style of red, this gracefully combines ripe red fruit and the toasty flavors of oak. Impressively balanced, this has a kind of tannic energy that extends the fruit flavor and keeps it fresh through a juicy, lightly spiced finish.
Most distinguished and celebrated from Argentina’s Mendoza, Malbec has seen runaway success since the early 2000s. Mendoza’s agreeable, continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold snowy winters allows the perfect conditions for growing outstanding Malbec. This grape is easy to like for its lusty, deep flavors and aromas of blackberry, plum, red cherry, autumn spice and tilled earth. It’s easy to find delicious, fruit-driven, affordable everyday examples and in prices beyond, quite exceptional ones with dense, supple textures that make them capable of aging.
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