Community Tasting Notes 35

• VlgJeff Likes this wine: 94 points

  September 16, 2023 - Decanted for 1 1/2 hours (with some sediment) based on some TNs, but probably only needed about 45 minutes to fully open. This wine is a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Malbec (from the back label) and presents as dark, full and layered. There were notes of dark berries, chocolate and spice on the nose. The full-bodied palate showed lots of dark fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant, black cherry), earth, spice, mocha and a touch of coffee. The acidity was up to the job of balancing all the fruit and there was just a hint of some tannins on the long finish. This wine is in a great place right now and will probably hold for several years.

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• #1 or #2? Likes this wine: 94 points

  June 12, 2022 - glass-staining purple-black, highly viscous, dense and opaque. initially, the bouquet was massively fruity… blackberry and blueberry jam, vanilla. with air, it opens to reveal more savoury notes, leather, earth, spice. palate is soft, round, velvety, luxurious. full-bodied with sweet and savoury flavours, it closes with a lengthy zesty finish. the depth and complexity improved over the 4 hrs this was enjoyed.

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• elevwine Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 15, 2020 - Rich, viscous, creamy and decadent. Dark dark fruit, all blackberry and dark plum. But...Malbec almost overwhelms the cab (and for me, that is not a plus). Cab really struggled to show through. Still, an exceptional wine with many years ahead of it.

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• Winedad53 wrote: 92 points

  March 1, 2020 - Inky dark. Nose of cedar, black olive and currant. Very forward black fruit, and long dusty chocolate finish. This wine needs BIG glasses and a good 2-3 hours of air even at age 14.

• nortonnose wrote: 94 points

  July 8, 2019 - Ibid my Dec’16 note. Sorry for the lack of originality here but, it almost all rings identically true! The one difference in tonight’s bottle: I did not pick up any of the creaminess of my last bottle. That said? We’re well into tertiary components now. I don’t drink many of these types of styles but, to have something this massive be fully accessible and delicious from the opening cork pop? Special wine and truly something for everyone. Bravo, Pablo!

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2006
• Type Red
• Producer Viña Cobos
• Varietal Malbec Blend
• Designation Nico
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Argentina
• Region Mendoza
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Code 7798145140035

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• Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
• In Cellars 450 (58%)
• Consumed 314 (41%)

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