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• The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 28, 2023 - Retail $20. Heavy bottle. DIAM5 closure. 100% Malbec. In another note, I railed against the fact that this organic house uses really heavy bottles for some of their wines (disconnect anyone?). Here, I will mention that DB still uses foils on all of their non-twist-off wines (I think), which, as they undoubtedly know, serves no purpose other than to eventually end up in a landfill somewhere. I hope that the winery at some point soon reconsiders these environmentally harmful practices (fingers crossed). As for the wine? I believe this is my first carbonic Malbec and it is a delight: joyous fruit (as one would expect) with that characteristic bubblegum aspect that I associate with Nouveau wines. The palate adds in some spice, but the story here is certainly all that fruit and the accompanying acidity.
  
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• isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 points

  June 15, 2023 - Domaine Bousquet: Juicy light purple color. So springy and fun on the nose with sweet red plums, juicy red cherries, and raspberries, sweet but vibrant fruit, laced with rose petals, rhubarb, some black tea, all sorts of red flowers and inviting elements. Suave tannins, smooth and fresh on the palate, lively acidity, and the fruit gushes with red plums and raspberry jam. Fun and chewy but complex and balanced, with earthy, peppery, floral subtleties, with some clove and tobacco tones. Mouthfeel is blissful, and this is just so much fun. Malbec that undergoes carbonic maceration.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2022
• Type Red
• Producer Domaine Bousquet
• Varietal Malbec
• Designation Nouveau Gaia
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Argentina
• Region Mendoza
• SubRegion Valle de Uco
• Appellation Tupungato

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• In Cellars 13 (81%)
• Consumed 3 (19%)

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