2012 Casarena Malbec Reserva

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  12/13/2015 - Sauvyfan Likes this wine: 88 Points

  this was a nice surprise as my expectations for Malbec has eroded lately. Baked red fruits on the nose, influenced with oak to a precipitous point. Palate is a bit tannic, fruity and candied, but bearable. Important to serve this chilly, it helps hide the flaws.

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  10/1/2015 - CWilliam wrote: 90 Points

  Purchased and public and may be a "Costco" specific bottling - Casarena 2012 Malbec Reservado ("Reserved" vs. "Reserve" in Spanish).
  
  PNP. Dark red color. On nose, touch of green pepper, plum, black cherry. On palate, medium body, medium acidity with black cherry / tart cherry flavor profile. Medium+ finish with lights tannins on finish. I enjoyed this and for $15.00+/- would buy again. 90+ Great mid-week wine.

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  9/30/2014 - CASEBIER KENNETH Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Not much on the nose, but deep plum and somewhat smoky. Pleasant, smoke, leathery, very light tannins-- almost nonexistent--dark fruits, like dark cherry and ripe plums, vanilla and violets. Not as bright as most Malbecs and seems to be more resolved.

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