2014 Tikal Malbec Amorio
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srh Likes this wine:
Saturday, January 19, 2019 - South American Reds (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Apparently 85% Malbec & 15% C.F., aged in oak barrels for 14 mos
N: CREAMY, SMOKY oak, poss with notes of coffee
P: LM, poss Med, body; NICE, almost swtish, coffee-tinged frt met by some astringent pucker which loses the majority of its snap as it morphs into a LONG finish with a tangy/swtness to the dusty tannins. Deserves/NEEDS through '19, then drinking for 3 yrs more. My EXC-. 92 pts ea Vinous (Tanzer) & WE @ $33, and 90+ WA. [This vendor's $25.95 puts it in the top 20% of wine-searcher's entries.]
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Comment posted by Z1nnfull:
3/17/2020 4:48:00 PM - No number rating? Looks like you put a lot of thought into your review.
Comment posted by srh:
3/17/2020 5:16:00 PM - Zinn, I *try* to be as analytical as poss. ;) My EXC- equates to 90-91/100 using that paradigm. [I've a chart on my homepg here.] ;)