2012 Chateau Ste. Michelle Malbec Limited Release

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 88.1 points

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  4/16/2021 - VlgJeff wrote: 88 Points

  Slo-oxed for 15 minutes, but this wine showed better after 30 - 40 minutes. A bright deep purple in the glass, with attractive dark cherry aromas. The medium bodied palate showed the dark cherry, along with other dark red fruits, some earth, and some spice. The acidity was balancing, and the tannins completely integrated.
  Not your Argentinian, much less French, Malbec. Enjoyable for what it is and will probably hold for a few years.

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  8/12/2017 - jmcmchi Likes this wine:

  Initially all spice and fruit. Texture smooth and vanillin lifted by a touch of acid. Leather only appeared well into meal
  
  With asiago and camembert, the black and leather characteristics emerged in full forc

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  1/31/2017 - Neecies wrote:

  A friend's bottle. Big and spicy with velveteen oak typical of CSM but in this case it doesn't erase all the varietal character. I'd balk at the $38 shelf price but the 50% employee discount, it's well worth a second look.

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  12/18/2016 - jmcmchi wrote: 88 Points

  Soft and enjoyable, easy drinking
  
  Downside is that the softness does not convince that there is much development potential

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  7/10/2016 - dmventure Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Well balanced and smooth.

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