2007 Lucas & Lewellen Malbec Valley View Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 88.4 points

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  2/27/2013 - oldskool wrote: 93 Points

  Paired with a Manchego cheese, delicious.

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  5/25/2012 - brigcampbell wrote:

  The wine looks Crimson colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like Blackberry, Raspberry, Dust, Mushroom, Light toast, and Chrysanthemum. It tastes like Blackberry, Raspberry, Burnt, and Light toast. The body is Light/Medium. The wine has Silky texture. The wine finishes Medium.

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  8/16/2011 - brigcampbell wrote: 89 Points

  Dark plum color, good clarity. Touch of heat and raspberry nose. Chamborg palate with cherry notes. Good structure and slight grip finish. Excellent with pasta and red sauce. Could be taken for a sangiovese blind.

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  4/13/2011 - Tyler_at_WWD wrote: 88 Points

  A mix of dark berry tones show strongly on this wine’s nose. Subtle notes of cherry, blackcurrant, and blackberry all show at once with black tea, spice, and vanilla opening up as well.
  
  The palate reveals mixed red fruits, with berries, dark, ripe cherries, and a faint hint of blackberry. An interesting blend of dried flowers and vineyard dust show at this wine’s core, with pleasant oak influences revealed by tones of vanilla and spice around the edges. This is a much lighter style of Malbec than is typically found from Argentina. It’s easy drinking and very food friendly, with all the ripe fruit you’d expect from California in a medium bodied style that could go with just about anything. Well done.
  
  Source: What's Worth Drinking: http://whatsworthdrinking.com/2011/04/13/post-139-central-coast-saga-pt-6-lucas-lewellen-alternative-reds/

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  3/20/2011 - brigcampbell wrote:

  I'm not malbec expert by any stretch of the imagination but this is a nice wine at a good price. Smooth on the palate and nice mouthfeel with smoke and wood.

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