Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This is a seamless wine with black cherry, chocolate, spice and walnut character. So long and polished at the finish. Full body, integrated and extremely focused. Polished and tight. Drink or hold.
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Wine Spectator
Exuberant and well-sculpted flavors of raspberry, red plum and currant are supported by suave tannins. Offers hints of white pepper on the richly spiced finish, with luscious dark chocolate accents. Drink now through 2023.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2014 Bramare Malbec Rebon Vineyard is produced with grapes from 11-year-old vines in La Consulta in the Valle de Uco. The hand-harvested grapes went through a sorting table (a standard here) and fermented in stainless steel after a four-day cold soak. The wine matured in 65% new French oak and 5% new American oak barrels until bottled 19 months after the vintage. It feels like a good year for the Rebon vineyard, with very good balance between ripeness, freshness and spiciness, power and elegance. I feel the oak shows better integrated than the 2012 I tasted last time (unfortunately I missed the 2013s) and the texture has more elegance and filigree, it fills your mouth but it's also gentle, with very fine tannins.
Viña Cobos makes wines that are authentic expressions of the terroir from which they come. Paul Hobbs, founding partner and winemaker at Viña Cobos, has worked since 1988 in the exploration of the different terroirs of Mendoza, looking for the most distinguished regions in Luján de Cuyo and the Valle de Uco, to produce wines that uniquely express their origins.
Sustainable farming methods in the vineyard contribute to consistent yields of healthy fruit. In the winery, careful treatment of the grapes and meticulous winemaking techniques result in complex and elegant wines of subtlety and balance.
With the inaugural vintage of Cobos Malbec in 1999, Viña Cobos marked a milestone in viticulture, defying existing standards and firmly positioned Malbec and Argentina on the international wine scene. Since then, our prestigious wines have been recognized around the globe by critics and consumers alike.
Celebrated for its bold flavors and supple texture, Malbec has enjoyed runaway success in Argentina since the late 20th century. The grape originated in Bordeaux, France, where it historically contributed color and tannin to blends. A French agronomist, who saw great potential for the variety in Mendoza’s hot, high-altitude landscape, brought Malbec to Argentina in 1868. Somm Secret—If you’re trying to please a crowd, Malbec is generally a safe bet with its combination of dense fruit and soft tannins.
With a winning combination of cool weather, high elevation and well-draining alluvial soils, it is no surprise that Mendoza’s Uco Valley is one of the most exciting up-and-coming wine regions in Argentina. Healthy, easy-to-manage vines produce low yields of high-quality fruit, which in turn create flavorful, full-bodied wines with generous acidity.
This is the source of some of the best Malbec in Mendoza, which can range from value-priced to ultra-premium. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay also perform well here.