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Red
2017 Domaine Nico Pinot Noir Grand Père
Pinot Noir
- Argentina
- Mendoza
- Valle de Uco
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Community Tasting Notes 6
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PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 91 points
March 29, 2024 - A nice wine, with plenty of structure to evolve for years to come, but I remain a bit underwhelmed given the big build-up of the wine by Laura Catena.
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PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 91 points
June 3, 2022 - My first bottle in almost two years, this (L1833319221) seems slightly more austere than the previous bottles, so I suspect its in a dumb phase, which I did not expect. That said, it retains its smooth, silky mouthfeel, medium body and long finish, and it's a perfect 13*. I still expect the to be a 93 in the 2025-2030 window. Good, but not great, QPR.
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PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 92 points
August 9, 2020 - My second bottle. Decanted one hour, this is a medium-weight, smooth, balanced wine with very nice red-fruit aromas, a bit of aromatic complexity, floral hints, excellent acidity, gentle tannins and a very long finish. Slightly better on night two. I do expect this to evolve well for 5-8 years. At $26 or less, this is a good QPR.
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anthonyp777 wrote: 88 points
April 19, 2020 - Was excited to try a Pinot from Argentina and had high hopes based on reviews here and elsewhere. Average Pinot and below average at $29. Tried a bit right out of the bottle , and then after 1 hour and 2 hour decant, and not much improvement. Nothing really ever emerged. Could be convinced to try again if I here differently from others. Maybe wait a year, longer decant?
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PaulusLoZebra Likes this wine: 92 points
March 14, 2020 - The 2017 Grand-Pere from Domain Nico is a lovely, medium-weight Pinot Noir with excellent red-fruit aromas, floral hints, a silky, balanced mouth-feel, excellent acidity, and gentle and integrated tannins. It has an understated sappiness and a very long finish. It needs at least a 45 minute decant, and was excellent on night two. At $26 or less, this is a good QPR, but I would resist paying more, at least for what is showing up today.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Argentina Reaches New Heights (Sep 2019), 9/1/2019 (link)(Domaine Nico Soeur Et Frères Grand Père Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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2/20/2019 (link)(Domaine Nico Pinot Noir Valle de Uco Soeur et Freres Grand Père, Red, Argentina) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Domaine Nico
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Grand Père
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Argentina
- Region Mendoza
- SubRegion Valle de Uco
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Codes 098709188105, 098709188112
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 42 (29%)
- Consumed 105 (71%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- RegionMendoza
- SubRegionValle de Uco
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