Deep purple color. Sweet, dark fruit nose, black plum, mountain herbs, fresh mint. Extremely youthful palate, very fresh yet silky mouthfeel, purple fruit, black olive paste, rosemary, green tea, plenty of acidity but fruit maintains the sweet Carménère edge throughout, firm tannins on the finish. 90+
Decanted 3 hours. Barnyard, dirty sock, prune, dark chocolate on the nose. Firm palate, heavy cigar, loose leaf tobacco with sweeter pipe tobacco mixed in, lots of raisin, dark purple to black fruits. Youthful, firm acidity, starts rustic but rolls into a nice juicy finish with pleasant tannins.
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Decanted 4 hours. Red licorice, bitter dark raspberry, molasses, vanilla bean, dried herbs, dark chocolate shavings. Rich, heavy and complex, certainly a tad bitter and extracted, but also tight and still quite young.
2008 Viña Alicia Malbec Paso De Piedra 88 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo
Feminine, balanced, black and green olive, loam, raspberry/currants, smooth edges. Very nice but nothing overly ambitious.
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