Community Tasting Notes 18

• DesMarteau wrote: 92 points

  January 12, 2020 - again crumbly cork....but no sign of seepage or heat damage. let open in the bottle over an hour or so....spice, fruit, menthol, more fruit....integrated and a bit changing...but very good.

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• DesMarteau wrote: 90 points

  January 14, 2018 - let breathe many hours 3+ and it changed constantly...cork crumbled, blue cheese mold nose to begin...some bricking...over an hour mold nose disappears, and color deepens. first glass is cough syrup with a bit of spice, disjointed. last glass has cherry core, menthol, is much better...I'll let my last one age a couple of more.

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• Eric Guido Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 25, 2016 - A strong showing against some serious competition. Wonderfully spiced, dried red fruits, purple florals, and a dusting of brown sugar on the nose. It's spicy with a citrus twang on the palate along with concentrated red berries, saturating spice and minerals. The finish is long and saturating to the senses. Berries, berries and more berries.

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• Bill Bucklew wrote: 88 points

  October 3, 2015 - A complex nose, of waning black fruit and horesaddle and olives. That palate is balanced and it has a medium plus acidity. Rare to have such a black fruit dominant wine witn such a high acidity, interesting.

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• Mlermontov wrote: 91 points

  January 26, 2015 - JB at Fernando's House: purple to black wine. ripe with good tannins. good acidity in the middle. missing something - perhaps a bit muted/muddied fruit. Good but not shining.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Achával-Ferrer
• Varietal Malbec
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Finca Altamira
• Country Argentina
• Region Mendoza
• SubRegion Valle de Uco
• Appellation La Consulta

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• Pending Delivery 12 (6%)
• In Cellars 65 (32%)
• Consumed 124 (62%)

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