2008 Susana Balbo Cabernet Sauvignon Signature

• By Stephen Tanzer
  January/February 2011, IWC Issue #154, (See more on Vinous...)

  (Susana Balbo Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Mendoza) Login and sign up and see review text.

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• By Jon Rimmerman
  1/24/2011, (See more on Garagiste...)

  (SIGNATURE Cabernet Susana Balbo) Cabernet Dear Friends, As the wine-world descends on Ampuis, Montpellier and Angers your coolio-worthy wine for the next year is about to be secured by retailers and importers all over the US. Young-gun palates are everywhere, scurrying about trying to find the next crush of wine dreams – we’ll see. Over the following month, you are going to read about a plethora of unsulfured BIO/organic wines from every corner of the wine market (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing), but be warned – there’s a lot of bad wine out there and I tasted several hundred of them today (along with a few gems of course). What I'm most excited about is the energy – a palpable vibe of hope and togetherness regardless of origin or nationality. In wine (and life, for that matter), we are all in this together and nowhere is that more present than in a room full of eccentric BIO winemakers (with a few good vintages on the table, of course)... As the saying goes, “I can only consume so many bottles of 2009 St. Joseph and Cote Rotie barrel samples” so my thoughts turn to the most popular varietal on our shores: Cabernet Sauvignon. For some reason, Cabernet causes every nook and cranny of our Email List to come out of the woodwork and this price/value star is a mountain among lesser molehills (in other words, please let Niki know your interest at your earliest convenience). Today’s wine has nothing to do with France. Instead, it is a true reflection of Argentina’s history – European and noble with the broad horizon of the wild west by its side. While we rarely offer wine from Argentina or from producers that you can find at almost every corner-shop, this one is different – it epitomizes what we wish California Cabernet could be but so often is not: vinous and varietal but still toothy and strong. It remains decidedly balanced and harmonious without reliance on tricks or fun-house mirrors and the oak-aging is a compliment not a distraction. While it crosses a chasm between Old and New, its soul still lies in the soil and grace of its site-place: If you are looking for a top-drawer house-wine with every right to call itself collectable as well, here you go...keep in mind, unlike most Susana Balbo wines, there is very little of this for the US (current stocks of the 2008 Signature Cabernet are now completely sold out around the US)... FIRST COME FIRST SERVED up to 36/person until we run out: 2008 Susana Balbo Cabernet Sauvignon “Signature” (Mendoza) – (IWC91) (this is not the entry-level Crios or the regular Cabernet, compare at ) To order: niki@garagistewine.com This parcel is set to arrive with impeccable provenance in 3-4 weeks (please check OARS for local pick up after March 1st). It will ship during the Spring shipping season. Out of state orders will be held for free under ideal storage conditions (56 degrees/70%humidity) until shipping is possible. Locals may pick up at their leisure. For current local pick up and arrival/ship information, please see your OARS link below (at the bottom of this offer) - don’t know how to access your OARS? Simply click the link and see your account. You can also paste the link into your browser. If you are having trouble with your link or your account, please contact: support@garagistewine.com NO SALES TO RETAILERS OR WHOLESALERS Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Arg7899 Click here to view the status of your orders in O.A.R.S.