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Stimmel's Market: Malbec vs Carménère
Bowling Green, OH
Tasted April 2, 2009 by joshwoodward with 388 views
Flight 1 (7 notes)
White
2007 Pascual Toso Torrontés
85 points
Floral mineral nose. Oddly flabby. Slightly rich, very flavorful. Lighty soapy sensation on the mid-palate and finish. Very distinctive. $10
Red
2007 Alamos Malbec
86 points
Dusty wet dog nose, with some black fruit. Light tannins and acid, almost to the point of flabbiness. Medium body, very smoother quaffer. Light mint. Pleasant. $10
Red
2008 MontGras Carménère Reserva
87 points
Burnt underbrush and red fruit on the meaty nose. Very light tannins and acid - flabby but juicy. Simple plummy black fruit. A touch of pencil lead. $13
Red
2007 Alamos Malbec Reserva
86 points
Pencil lead and black fruit nose. Light tannins and acid. Medium body, juicy quaffer. Simple. $18
Red
2006 Viña San Pedro Carménère Single Vineyard 1865
86 points
Burnt green brush underbrush nose. Light tannins and acid, medium body, some slight green flavors.
Red
2007 Viña Santa Rita Cabernet Sauvignon Carménère Medalla Real
87 points
Burnt underbrush nose, smokier than the other two. Smooth, greenish, spicy. Colchagua Valley. $18
Red
2007 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Reserva
88 points
Black fruit nose, with light pencil lead. Balanced tannin and acid compared with the others of the night. $28