Winemaker Notes
Malbec, Cabernet and Merlot come together perfectly in this stimulating, complex and structured wine, better expressing the complex and rich terroir with spicy and red-fruit aromas. Freshness, structure, persistence — this is a wine that preserves unchanged traits of the original season and terroir, intensified by 18 months in French oak.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
A generous and sunny wine, the 2017 Indaco is a blend of equal parts Malbec, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Ripe with purple flowers, menthol, plum, and licorice, it is supple and full on the palate, with ripe tannins, and long with spice and fruit.
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Vinous
The 2017 Indaco (Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot) is fabulous. Rich, ample and explosive, with tremendous depth, the 2017 saturates the palate with tons of intensity. Inky red/purplish fruit, blood orange, mint, licorice and spice flesh out effortlessly. The 2017 is a big wine, but it also has plenty of energy to keep things in check. Gorgeous.
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James Suckling
Lots of delicious berry character with chewy, ripe-strawberry character. It’s medium-to full-bodied with round, ripe tannins that complement the fruit at the end.
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Wine Spectator
Dark, but not brooding, this succulent red delivers blackberry, dark plum, cedar, earth and a hint of chocolate flavors. Rich and nicely balanced, with a lingering aftertaste of fruit, earth and wild herbs. Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2028. 900 cases made, 150 cases imported.
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Decanter
The 2017 Indaco has a slightly richer, darker nose than the 2016, with a plush character reminiscent of blueberry and maple waffles. It has more structure and intensity in the mouth - the result of summer drought and a green harvest which reduced production by up to 45%. Black fruits and chocolate lead to a minty, herbal mid-palate with flashes of wood. It's very fresh but the finish is a touch dry, highlighted by a streak of barrel tar. Less complex but richer than the 2016 Indaco - and currently fleshier and more accessible than the 2017 Scipio.
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Wine Enthusiast
This blend of Malbec, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of ripe black-skinned berry, Mediterranean herb and cedar. The firmly structured palate delivers cassis, black currant, licorice and black pepper alongside chewy tannins.
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