Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Very polished malbec with blackberry and orange-peel aromas and flavors. Medium body. Refined tannins. Attractive finish.
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Tasting Panel
Fragrant and intense, with a smooth texture and lush notes of spice and ripe blackberry
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Wine Enthusiast
This classic Malbec comes from Uco Valley and was aged 15 months in oak barrels. It has concentrated fruit flavors and a smooth texture. The nose displays plums and hints of bell pepper. Good acidity backs blackberry, plum, thyme and chocolate on the palate. A fruity finish highlights its ripe character.
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.