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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 23 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by NoTrollingerPlease on 12/19/2013 & rated 85 points: Not really what I had expected. Bottle was not flawed or dull, but neither the nose nor the palate was worth remembering it. Nice deep Color tough. Drunk over 4 days but it neither evolves nor vanishes. A good tempranillo blend, but nothing really exciting... (1981 views) | | | Tasted by isbjoern on 5/10/2012 & rated 87 points: This is an interesting Tempranillo/Malbec/Merlot blend from Argentina which still offers lots of fruit and spices. It is trying to combine old world tempranillo spices and fresh acidity with the sweetness of sun-burned Mendoza Malbec, but to be honest it doesnt't really work very well for my palate. Sweet and sour, spicy and soft and with a lot of alcohol on the nose. There is just too many things that don't go well together here. But you can tell that high quality grapes and very fine oak were used for this wine - its just the blending that went slightly wrong. Drink soon. - 87 points (3429 views) | | | Tasted by apmarques on 4/10/2012 & rated 89 points: READY TO DRINK. (3411 views) | | | Tasted by SimonK on 12/25/2011 & rated 91 points: Strong structure stil pretty young (2468 views) | | | Tasted by MarcoAzevedo on 9/13/2011 flawed bottle: - Garnet color with medium forming legs - The cork left the Wine out. Because of that, or because of the age, the Wine was "empty", "flat", dead indeed. Only the alcohool was there. (3792 views) | | | Tasted by Dr. Sebastian Hauptmann on 10/17/2010 & rated 93 points: Divine! Having been a friend of O Fournier wines, I have to admit that their fire always was a drawback. Not having touched the 2001 for a few years, it has transformed into one of the most elegant wines I have tasted recently. Drink now! (3015 views) | | | Tasted by bons vinhos on 3/28/2010 & rated 93 points: Very impressive,drinking very well right now,the heat was its biggest flaw,very good nose,nie complexity of aromas...drink up! (3428 views) | | | Tasted by 1512tnw on 1/21/2010 & rated 88 points: Decanted 2 hours. Very enjoyable big wine, with steak/mushrooms. Nice legs in the glass. (2281 views) | | | Tasted by jusuf on 1/1/2010 & rated 90 points: Nose and palate a little more restrained than in 2008. The finish is still worthy of a Champagne brut. (652 views) | | | Tasted by andrewstevenson.com on 12/4/2009 & rated 90 points: Nottingham Offline (Harts Restaurant, Nottingham): Unbelievably, this was 70% tempranillo (20% malbec, 10% merlot). I would never in a 1000 years have guessed tempranillo.
Youthful, glass coating, very dark colour. Big black fruits nose. Rich and in your face on the palate with tight, almost leathery tannins. An interesting drink, and I rather liked its big South American gobby style. (3102 views) | | | Tasted by InternationalWineReport on 5/10/2009 & rated 92 points: A modern-style wine, focused around mocha and espresso, leading to ripe blackberry and fig fruit. Also exhibiting characteristics of tar, mineral, graphite and even violet notes through the rich finish. - JD92 (1569 views) | | | Tasted by christyler on 4/21/2009 & rated 90 points: Nice dark color - almost black in the decanter. Had a very earthy style, with black olives and herbs as well. Overall, quite good, but it was missing something, and that kept me from getting too excited about it. (3017 views) | | | Tasted by AN on 9/30/2008 & rated 79 points: Pronounced aromas of oak and vanilla as well as some baked black fruit. After 7 years of bottle age, still soooo tannic and oaky, that I could not stand it- this wine is so overwhelming. This is probably explained by 18 months in new oak. Not balanced at all. If you have choice, avoid! If not, then at least have a steak besides you to accompany it. Cheers! (2640 views) | | | Tasted by jusuf on 1/1/2008 & rated 92 points: Good. But not nearly as good as Gabriel claims. Multi-layered nose. Spanish influence. Woody. Full-bodied on the palate. Lots of fruit. Earthy. Finish dry as dust. (650 views) | | | Tasted by cfrumkin on 9/8/2007 & rated 91 points: Powerful with great minerality, lots of ripe red fruits and suave mocha, espresso and bittersweet chocolate; great pesonality here. Perhaps still too young considering the aging potential of tempranillo. Showed well but was diminished by the unresolved tannins and a bit short finish to my expectations. (1352 views) | | | Tasted by tskrueger on 12/12/2006 & rated 89 points: Black cherry, mineral and tobacco. Also shows some graphite and earth. Drank from plastic cup in hotel with pizza, so probably didn't show it's best, but very good. For the $22 price tag, great wine. Will probably wait another year for the second just to see where it goes from here. (3642 views) | | | Tasted by dougsmith on 10/5/2005: Wines of Argentina 2005 Grand Tasting (Cipriani Hotel, New York City): An earthy wine with tobacco notes and dark fruit. It's a nice wine but at $36 SRP not cheap either. (6013 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 6/5/2005 & rated 88 points: Dark purple, blackberries and chocolate on the palate, lots of fruit, lots of tannin too, but enough fruit. Quite spanish in style. Very competent, but not exciting. (4823 views) | | | Tasted by cousteau on 5/27/2005 & rated 91 points: Tio Góe Velho Mundo x Novo Mundo (Enoteca Fasano): Dark rubi, shiny and live. The nose varied a lot since the first sense. Started out with some wet earth and musgo and latter revealed the secondary aroms of caramel, toasted and sweeter notes. Very powerful on the palate, quite similar to Rioja style, very pleasant, could use a little more acidity so it could age beautifuly. (5155 views) |
| Bodega O. Fournier Producer websiteTempranillo BlendTempranillo is the backbone of wines made ihvhhcn the best well-known Spanish regions Rioja and Ribera del Duero, but is also grown as far afield as Mexico and Australia.
As a flavor profile, red fruits like strawberries and cherries can predominate - but with a rustic edge. The Many wines made from Tempranillo will spend a few years in barrel and bottle before reaching the consumers . Many Tempranillo-based wines see a few years of oak - add that to a few years of bottle and the wine can give a subtle - and occasionaly not-so-subtle - leathery mouthfeel. The combination of the tart fruit and tannins make this wine very food friendly.Argentina Wines of Argentina
Argentina has been making wine since the 1500s, tracing its wine heritage back to Spain, France and, perhaps surprisingly, Italy. Italian immigration is second only to Spanish in Argentine culture, and the flavors of Italy show up strongly in the nation’s wine, food and cultural tradition. Historically, Argentina has kept much of its wine consumption at home, drinking most of the wine it makes. But we are now seeing more very serious Argentine wines north of the border, and Malbec is leading the movement. The wine-making region in Argentina ranges between the 22° and 42° South latitude. It spreads at the foothills of the Andean mountain range along over 2,400 km; from the province of Salta to the province of Río Negro, with a variety of climates and soils that makes each region a unique land. In general terms, the areas dedicated to vine cultivation are dry and arid with a low level of rain and humidity, determining factor as regards grape health. Abundant sunny days and thermal amplitude favor a good maturity and concentration of aroma and color in the grain. Soils are deep, permeable and poor in organic matter, decisive qualities at the time of obtaining good wine. Due to the low rain regime, irrigation is necessary. Water comes from the Andean range thaw, descending in the shape of rivers to become channels or ditches. Undoubtedly, the combination of these factors turns Argentina into a veritable oasis for the highest quality wine-making. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go. Wine-making in Argentina, at the level that it achieves today, has a young history that goes back to a little more than 10 years ago. Technological progress, investment and some farsighted businessmen enabled a determining transformation. The province of Mendoza is the most traditional area in the viticultural industry, and is diverse enough to be divided into zones, according to their significantly different weather, height and soil characteristics. These include the Northern Zone, which is suitable for fruity whites and young reds, at a height from 600 to 700m; the Eastern Zone, with a height ranging from 600 to 700m, and the most productive zone in the province; the Uco Valley, a zone of colder weather and higher altitudes (between 800 and 1,400m over sea level); San Rafael, with heights ranging from 450 to 800m; and the High Zone of the Mendoza River, with heights ranging from 800 to 1,100m over sea level and various microclimates, this is the zone where almost all noble varieties have easily become adapted. It is a region that is remarkably well-suited to vine culture, protected from the Pacific’s cooling influence by the Andes and enjoying a long summer of cool nights and warm days, with a dry summer climate but plenty of water available from the region’s rivers. Malbec in particular is outstanding from this area, and it has clearly emerged as the star, the darling of both consumers and critics.Mendoza Wines of MendozaValle de Uco On weinlagen-info |
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