2016 Finca Las Moras Malbec Los Intocables Black

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 87.3 points

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  7/21/2019 - Fabri Soto Py wrote: 82 Points

  De entrada me atrajo por el negro y blanco de su etiqueta y por el nombre que a mi me hizo acordar de aquella serie en blanco y negro que tanto recordaban nuestros padres o porque no del film de finales de los 80. En ambos casos se piensa en Al Capone la mafia de los licores bajo la famosa ley seca en el viejo Chicago. Pues bien, quizas ese mensaje es el que quiere transmitir @fincalasmoras con este Los Intocables Black Malbec 2016 de Mendoza que hizo su descanso en robles de whisky y que tuvo su premio al adquirir ese toque ahumado que le da una presencia sobria y de caracter fuerte jugando a ser un capo de la cosa nostra o un tenaz detective. Rojo violeta intenso, chocolate, vainilla y un final largo son sensaciones que me deja este Intocable que es como esas peliculas que uno las quiere volver a ver siempre.

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  3/24/2018 - rcg62 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Called “black Malbec” on label. Not sure if that means anything; color was deep but not overtly dark. Deep black cherry nose. Soft mouthfeel, wondered if there might be a little Syrah blended in. More dark fruit, fair amount of vanilla. Very tasty, if not a little manufactured.

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  12/18/2017 - tanguero8 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Update a year later (1/2019): I don't tend to buy the Intocables Malbec very much, since the Cabernet Sauvignon in the same line is much better. But my original review stands.
  
  (Original review 12/2017): Unusual wine from Finca Las Moras in that it is aged 12 months in bourbon barrels. In this case, the barrels are new (i.e., no bourbon flavour fortunately), the difference being that bourbon barrels are charred, adding a smoky taste to the wine.
  
  While I'm not one for gimmicks, this particular experiment works quite well, and adds pleasant aromas and flavours compatible with Malbec (and Cabernet Sauvignon, the other varietal for which they do this). A sommelier-type at a wine tasting (of a different winery) I went to was disparaging this "gimmick" but I have to admit it works well for me and I buy these wines regularly.
  
  As an aside, Finca Las Moras' other experiment--the low-end Dadá line--is, on the other hand, an offense to wine-drinkers: Here they add vanilla, coffee, and other "spice" flavours to cheap wines, presumably to give them aromas and flavours they would never have on their own. Dadá is practically undrinkable--I tried one of the "flavours" and made the mistake of trying a second (they have three different versions).

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