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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2020 and 2025 (based on 29 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Neecies on 5/22/2023: Bart's. Bright dark fruits with black olive, unusually high acidity. Good. (315 views) | | | Tasted by Condrieu82 on 4/5/2023 & rated 88 points: Good everyday drinker. Dark cherries and blackberries on the nose. Medium+ acidity, currants, tart cherries, very minerally driven, some warm spice and clove notes, medium long ending with notes of oak. Nothing terribly exciting but good QPR. (310 views) | | | Tasted by SnobNouveau on 3/31/2023 & rated 89 points: Soapy nose. Approachable and underwhelming on the opening, mid, and finish. Short length. Typical notes of Malbec without much depth. (278 views) | | | Tasted by Cabfrancophile on 7/9/2022 & rated 93 points: Damp earth, capsicum, walnut oil, blueberry. Fresh dark fruited attack, with a round mid-palate, chalky, eucalyptus, minerality and fine tannin on the finish. Silky, enveloping. No oak imprint--aged in a concrete egg--yet doesn't have the angular, simple fruit of a typical unoaked red. Captures a savory, yet fresh and cooling palate arc, one of my favorite profiles.
Like a warm vintage Chinon or a cooler microclimate in Languedoc--very French in terms of the transparency and balance, energetic core of dark fruit with complex non-fruit aromas and flavors. Strikes me as one to drink younger, though there is good structure and freshness for it to hold in its current state for several years. (599 views) | | | Tasted by seba on 4/15/2021: Frrmentado y criado en huevos de cemento con la idea de expresar el terroir.
Un Malbec distinto. Notas minerales, a tiza, ciruelas y establo.
En boca tiene buena estructura y acidez muy marcada. Muy interesante! (791 views) | | | Tasted by Tiago Grand Cru on 6/8/2019 & rated 91 points: Rubi violáceo, aromas de geleia de frutas vermelhas, um pouco de marmelada, notas de terra, tijolo, frescor delicioso. Seco, com acidez média pra cima e alcool generoso, médio corpo, sabores confirmando os aromas frutados, taninos macios, final médio e bastante agradável. (1081 views) |
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U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)Malbec BlendCordiscoArgentina Wines of Argentina
Argentina has been making wine since the 1500s, tracing its wine heritage back to Spain, France and, perhaps surprisingly, Italy. Italian immigration is second only to Spanish in Argentine culture, and the flavors of Italy show up strongly in the nation’s wine, food and cultural tradition. Historically, Argentina has kept much of its wine consumption at home, drinking most of the wine it makes. But we are now seeing more very serious Argentine wines north of the border, and Malbec is leading the movement. The wine-making region in Argentina ranges between the 22° and 42° South latitude. It spreads at the foothills of the Andean mountain range along over 2,400 km; from the province of Salta to the province of Río Negro, with a variety of climates and soils that makes each region a unique land. In general terms, the areas dedicated to vine cultivation are dry and arid with a low level of rain and humidity, determining factor as regards grape health. Abundant sunny days and thermal amplitude favor a good maturity and concentration of aroma and color in the grain. Soils are deep, permeable and poor in organic matter, decisive qualities at the time of obtaining good wine. Due to the low rain regime, irrigation is necessary. Water comes from the Andean range thaw, descending in the shape of rivers to become channels or ditches. Undoubtedly, the combination of these factors turns Argentina into a veritable oasis for the highest quality wine-making. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go. Wine-making in Argentina, at the level that it achieves today, has a young history that goes back to a little more than 10 years ago. Technological progress, investment and some farsighted businessmen enabled a determining transformation. The province of Mendoza is the most traditional area in the viticultural industry, and is diverse enough to be divided into zones, according to their significantly different weather, height and soil characteristics. These include the Northern Zone, which is suitable for fruity whites and young reds, at a height from 600 to 700m; the Eastern Zone, with a height ranging from 600 to 700m, and the most productive zone in the province; the Uco Valley, a zone of colder weather and higher altitudes (between 800 and 1,400m over sea level); San Rafael, with heights ranging from 450 to 800m; and the High Zone of the Mendoza River, with heights ranging from 800 to 1,100m over sea level and various microclimates, this is the zone where almost all noble varieties have easily become adapted. It is a region that is remarkably well-suited to vine culture, protected from the Pacific’s cooling influence by the Andes and enjoying a long summer of cool nights and warm days, with a dry summer climate but plenty of water available from the region’s rivers. Malbec in particular is outstanding from this area, and it has clearly emerged as the star, the darling of both consumers and critics.Mendoza Wines of MendozaValle de Uco On weinlagen-infoTupungato On weinlagen-info |
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