Cedar, leather and tobacco on the nose with a mellow red fruit. Palate is well integrated with Blue fruit and a pepper character to it. Finishes with a hint of coffee.
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Green stemmy nose with a hint of cassis and charcaol. Palate is smooth with mostly red fruits, but a little flat and lacking in the middle. Finsih is medium lengthed with chocolate and coffee.
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Very dark, deep red color. Has a big cranberry nose with some dark cherry and a slight mushroom/wet stick element. Medium to good mouthfeel but not a lot of complexity. The tannins are there but not overbearing; This could sit for another year or so. There's a very slight bitter taste on the backend but the cranberry & red fruit flavors keep it to a very minimum...The finish is the strong point of this wine with the red fruit lingering for a good 15+ seconds. This sat in the glass for about 40 mins beforehand and drank over about 4 hrs.
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Major change from the Malbecs so popular from Argentina. Not overly extracted, and medium-light color. Nose of sweet red fruit, with slight floral background. Soft and smooth on palate, with fruit opening up in mid-palate, light oak and a hint of rasberry. Suggest a half-hour to hour decant, or overnight. Very pleasant, almost like a northern Italian cool-weather red. This style would be a good substitute for Pinot Noir with appropriate foods.
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This was my third or fourth bottle of Imagery malbec and I've never been disappointed. Dark, smooth and immediately appealing for its seamless blend of black cherry, smoke and vanilla. Smooth tannins lead to a medium-long finish.
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89-90. Great wine. Surprise, surprise it tasted better at the winery. However, its still the best Malbec from Cali I've ever tasted. Nice effort. Was disppointing for the first 10 minutes. Opened up beautifully though with some time.
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Nice softer malbec. Darkly colored. The nose was on the softer side, dark plum, blueberry. The palette was a typical malbec in that it quickly transitioned to the mid pallet with the taste of t tobacco, and green pepper but with that twist of tree bark and vet leaves. Nice in texture, and long mid palette with the finish lingering but a tough on the bitter side. It is mildly oaky, and well balanced. Worth a try for the money.
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1/20/2018 - JMFWC Likes this wine: 92 Points
Cedar, leather and tobacco on the nose with a mellow red fruit. Palate is well integrated with Blue fruit and a pepper character to it. Finishes with a hint of coffee.
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8/25/2011 - pharbin wrote: 90 Points
very nice
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6/24/2010 - chadrich wrote: 84 Points
Green stemmy nose with a hint of cassis and charcaol. Palate is smooth with mostly red fruits, but a little flat and lacking in the middle. Finsih is medium lengthed with chocolate and coffee.
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1/2/2010 - VinoJestes wrote:
Good!
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12/18/2009 - SacramentoCharlie wrote: 88 Points
Very dark, deep red color. Has a big cranberry nose with some dark cherry and a slight mushroom/wet stick element. Medium to good mouthfeel but not a lot of complexity. The tannins are there but not overbearing; This could sit for another year or so. There's a very slight bitter taste on the backend but the cranberry & red fruit flavors keep it to a very minimum...The finish is the strong point of this wine with the red fruit lingering for a good 15+ seconds. This sat in the glass for about 40 mins beforehand and drank over about 4 hrs.
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10/12/2009 - CardDawgWinos wrote: flawed
Corked bottle - opened and poured out :(
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11/24/2008 - Snoman wrote: 89 Points
Major change from the Malbecs so popular from Argentina. Not overly extracted, and medium-light color. Nose of sweet red fruit, with slight floral background. Soft and smooth on palate, with fruit opening up in mid-palate, light oak and a hint of rasberry. Suggest a half-hour to hour decant, or overnight. Very pleasant, almost like a northern Italian cool-weather red. This style would be a good substitute for Pinot Noir with appropriate foods.
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10/16/2008 - will2wine wrote: 89 Points
This was my third or fourth bottle of Imagery malbec and I've never been disappointed. Dark, smooth and immediately appealing for its seamless blend of black cherry, smoke and vanilla. Smooth tannins lead to a medium-long finish.
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9/10/2008 - docmckay wrote: 90 Points
89-90. Great wine. Surprise, surprise it tasted better at the winery. However, its still the best Malbec from Cali I've ever tasted. Nice effort. Was disppointing for the first 10 minutes. Opened up beautifully though with some time.
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6/1/2008 - bjohnson350 wrote: 85 Points
Nice softer malbec. Darkly colored. The nose was on the softer side, dark plum, blueberry. The palette was a typical malbec in that it quickly transitioned to the mid pallet with the taste of t tobacco, and green pepper but with that twist of tree bark and vet leaves. Nice in texture, and long mid palette with the finish lingering but a tough on the bitter side. It is mildly oaky, and well balanced. Worth a try for the money.
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9/30/2007 - fschreiber wrote:
Less tannins than most malbec, late fruit flavor, opens up after about 20 minutes
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