Fantastic Malbec. Full bodied but smooth. Blackberries, cherries, vanilla, oak, very well integrated and smooth tannins. And a long aftertaste. A really good QPR for 26$
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100% Malbac from La Consulta and Gualtallary, Uco Valley at ~3,500 ft with vines of average age 50 yrs and certified sustainable. Aged 12 months in French oak barrels (30% new, 70% second use). 13.8% Abv. 13,000 cases Producer: Luca Winery: Artisanal Wines by Laura Catena pioneered working with small family-owned vineyards that used to sell their yield for bulk wine. Proprietor/Winemaker: Laura Catena (Harvard & Stanford trained Biologist and Physician, 4th Gen CEO of family's wine enterprise after father Nicolas, established Luca (named after her eldest son) in 1999. Viticulturist: Luis Reginato
A(ccuracy)=2: Deep purple. Spicy, perfumed varietal. B(alance)=2: Ripe fruit forward, soft acid and tannic structure. C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, plum, mint, eucalyptus. D(epth)=2: Round mouthfeel. Full palate and persistent finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2] = 8/10
Juicy essence.
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7/28/2023 - ElegantWino wrote:
Brought to RSGC
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5/9/2022 - MrSkimo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lovely Malbec. Really refined and well integrated. Quite smooth for a Malbec and almost unbelievable QPR.
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4/1/2022 - Rhollander Likes this wine: 91 Points
Fantastic Malbec. Full bodied but smooth. Blackberries, cherries, vanilla, oak, very well integrated and smooth tannins. And a long aftertaste. A really good QPR for 26$
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9/16/2021 - Woody18 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice, solid Malbec. High QPR. Should drink well for the next few years.
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9/13/2021 - vacpl Likes this wine: 89 Points
Solid Malbec.
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12/28/2020 - jakob.krummenacher@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
A bit raw and unbalanced.
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8/25/2020 - WineTally Likes this wine:
100% Malbac
from La Consulta and Gualtallary, Uco Valley at ~3,500 ft
with vines of average age 50 yrs and certified sustainable.
Aged 12 months in French oak barrels (30% new, 70% second use).
13.8% Abv. 13,000 cases
Producer: Luca Winery: Artisanal Wines by Laura Catena pioneered working with small family-owned vineyards that used to sell their yield for bulk wine.
Proprietor/Winemaker: Laura Catena (Harvard & Stanford trained Biologist and Physician,
4th Gen CEO of family's wine enterprise after father Nicolas, established Luca
(named after her eldest son) in 1999.
Viticulturist: Luis Reginato
A(ccuracy)=2: Deep purple. Spicy, perfumed varietal.
B(alance)=2: Ripe fruit forward, soft acid and tannic structure.
C(omplexity)=2: Dark berries, plum, mint, eucalyptus.
D(epth)=2: Round mouthfeel. Full palate and persistent finish.
Wine Tally Score [2,2,2,2] = 8/10
Juicy essence.
For story-telling label graphics, see:
[https://www.instagram.com/WineTally2020/]
[https://www.facebook.com/WineTally/]
For a unique multimedia resource, see
[https://winetally.wixsite.com/vingnette2020]
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8/14/2020 - Pasteur7 wrote:
Goof
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7/18/2020 - Tiffany Crenshaw wrote:
Lovey recommendation from Matt. Better once opened or decanted
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