Winemaker Notes
Dark magenta reflections in the glass lead to aromas of black plum, chocolate-covered cherries and crushed stones. The palate is weighty, with blueberries, smoke and cedar notes supported by the fine, powdery texture of tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Finca 8's 2009 Malbec was aged in stainless steel with controlled micro-oxygenation. It offers up an inviting nose of spice box, lavender, underbrush, and black cherry. Spicy and structured on the palate, this lengthy effort is densely fruity and rich. Give it 1-2 years to fully unwind and drink it through 2021.
Rating: 90+
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.
VTYFG0129_2009 Item# 116577