1 hour decant, 60 F. Ruby color of medium depth. Lovely, enticing nose of strawberry and raspberry fruit, cedar, mint and potpourri. Supple, silky mouthfeel, well integrated alcohol, fading acidity. Blackberry fruit on the palate, with notes of raspberry, lead pencil, dried oak, black tea and the slightest hints of dark chocolate. Lingering finish of sweet tobacco, black pepper and dark fruits. Great QPR.
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overall if you've found this for $20 or less, I think you'll be happy. the wine is not quite jammy, with black cherry and red fruit, some violet, earthyness or mushroomy characteristics on the nose. not quite complex enough to go above a 90+ score but a nice wine
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My prior notes apply: Blue and red berries, the meaty mid palate, and the incense/floral notes combine in a really lovely way from fore to aft. The 6 months have added a soupçon of plumminess to the mix, and those incense notes have come forward more as well, cradled in earthiness. And that's it for my half case. Wish I had more.
Day 2 Maintained a high standard.
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This keeps getting better with every bottle. Supple and gracious, blueberry, raspberry, incense, and floral potpourri set the olfactory stage. The palate carries the same notes, but is accompanied by a certain meatiness, and finishes with a gradual, gracile lift. No decant, and it took about an hour and a half for it to properly open up.
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Dark ruby red. Smells of fig and baking spices. Tastes of blackberry, leather, pepper, and baking spice. Soft tannins. A little bitterness. A good wine, not among my favorites.
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A lot less fruit than the previous 2 bottles…age or bottle variation? Can definitely taste the alcohol on this one. Drank half then vacu-vin’ed. Will drink the other half this weekend.
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Just after opening, plum and cherry aromas with hints of tobacco and herbs, smooth, full mouth feel with silky tannins and savoury fruit, baked apples and cinnamon as well as the dark red fruits. Longish finish. A few hours later the tannins have softened and blackberry and rasberry fruits are stronger and it has developed a hint of black pepper in the finish.
NB this wine was mis-identified and was in fact a bottle of Caro, not Amancaya - not surprising it was good
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Note of Cono_Sur is spot on. Given the many elements on display, the retention of balance is a big plus. Also, of note a $20 Cab mix without the artificial wood chip vanilla taste, centrifuged reductive jelly and imbalance which define Cali cabs at this price point. [When will wood chipping disclosure be enacted by consumer fanatical CA?]
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Agreed, prior notes apply. I feel the avg 89 is bit undescored. I give it a 91. The wine drinks well with a pnp but continues to improve on day 3. A great crowd pleaser.
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Blend of 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, the rich, elegant nose is highly aromatic with notes of ripe black-red-purple fruits, stony minerals, earth, currant, cassis, and spice. The medium-full bodied palate is very ripe with a rich array of red, black, blue, and purple fruit that balanced with savoury, stony minerals, white pepper spice, and earthy flavours. Acids are fresh and lively, while the supple, refined tannins have a subtle textural grip. Juicy with smoky mineral notes lingering on the long finish.
A great casual drinker, dark fruit, a bit of spice and herbs on the nose. The palette is bold and welcoming, dried red fruits and an elegant silky texture with balanced tannins leading to a long finish.
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A nose of some dark fruit, funk and spice, dark purple in color. A medium to full bodied red blend, with black cherry, raspberry, licorice and spice on finish. www.winelx.com
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Delicious, but needs a lot of air. I opened this bottle 3 hours before my meal, and it was pretty good. But on day 2? Silky smooth. Plum forward, medium tannins, medium+ finish, ending on earthier tones. Moderate acidity.
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Sappy; blueberry, cherry pie, vanilla bean, licorice, lavender, sage, floral; med bodied; despite the fruit and 14.5 abv it retains some fresh acidity; ripe, supple tannins; easy to drink, with mint, chocolate covered espresso bean and raw tobacco on the finish. This wine improves with some air. 91
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70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon from high altitude vines in Mendoza. Pale ruby color and a fairly complex bouquet which offers blackberry, black currant, cedar, baking spices and an elusive hint of something earthy and funky.
Creamy and succulent on the palate, a little sweet with plush tannins, red and black fruit, hints of cedar and a spiced finish. Supple and lush, but I wasn't nearly as impressed with this as I was hoping to be, as it lacked the kind of edge I'm used to getting from high altitudes wines. Not bad, by any stretch, just a bit simple, really.
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1/25/2024 - Delund Likes this wine: 90 Points
1 hour decant, 60 F. Ruby color of medium depth. Lovely, enticing nose of strawberry and raspberry fruit, cedar, mint and potpourri. Supple, silky mouthfeel, well integrated alcohol, fading acidity. Blackberry fruit on the palate, with notes of raspberry, lead pencil, dried oak, black tea and the slightest hints of dark chocolate. Lingering finish of sweet tobacco, black pepper and dark fruits. Great QPR.
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12/13/2023 - RKcellar Likes this wine: 87 Points
overall if you've found this for $20 or less, I think you'll be happy. the wine is not quite jammy, with black cherry and red fruit, some violet, earthyness or mushroomy characteristics on the nose. not quite complex enough to go above a 90+ score but a nice wine
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9/4/2023 - Spth115 Likes this wine: 89 Points
A nice medium-bodied red blend, but not as "rich/flavorful" as I have come to expect from the Mendoza red-blends.
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9/1/2023 - Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 93 Points
My prior notes apply: Blue and red berries, the meaty mid palate, and the incense/floral notes combine in a really lovely way from fore to aft. The 6 months have added a soupçon of plumminess to the mix, and those incense notes have come forward more as well, cradled in earthiness.
And that's it for my half case. Wish I had more.
Day 2
Maintained a high standard.
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4/14/2023 - Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 92 Points
This keeps getting better with every bottle.
Supple and gracious, blueberry, raspberry, incense, and floral potpourri set the olfactory stage. The palate carries the same notes, but is accompanied by a certain meatiness, and finishes with a gradual, gracile lift.
No decant, and it took about an hour and a half for it to properly open up.
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1/27/2023 - Chef T.Rex wrote: 85 Points
Dark ruby red. Smells of fig and baking spices. Tastes of blackberry, leather, pepper, and baking spice. Soft tannins. A little bitterness. A good wine, not among my favorites.
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1/12/2023 - grafighter Likes this wine: 90 Points
A lot less fruit than the previous 2 bottles…age or bottle variation? Can definitely taste the alcohol on this one. Drank half then vacu-vin’ed. Will drink the other half this weekend.
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12/16/2022 - wdlohr wrote: 90 Points
Dark and deep color, aroma of ripe cherries, balanced taste and light lingering finish
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12/13/2022 - JeremyBland Likes this wine: 92 Points
Just after opening, plum and cherry aromas with hints of tobacco and herbs, smooth, full mouth feel with silky tannins and savoury fruit, baked apples and cinnamon as well as the dark red fruits. Longish finish. A few hours later the tannins have softened and blackberry and rasberry fruits are stronger and it has developed a hint of black pepper in the finish.
NB this wine was mis-identified and was in fact a bottle of Caro, not Amancaya - not surprising it was good
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12/8/2022 - xyc Likes this wine: 90 Points
Note of Cono_Sur is spot on. Given the many elements on display, the retention of balance is a big plus. Also, of note a $20 Cab mix without the artificial wood chip vanilla taste, centrifuged reductive jelly and imbalance which define Cali cabs at this price point. [When will wood chipping disclosure be enacted by consumer fanatical CA?]
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11/11/2022 - GaryF Likes this wine: 90 Points
Enjoyable. Balanced.
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10/20/2022 - 24changer Likes this wine: 91 Points
Agreed, prior notes apply. I feel the avg 89 is bit undescored. I give it a 91. The wine drinks well with a pnp but continues to improve on day 3. A great crowd pleaser.
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8/13/2022 - Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 90 Points
Prior note applies.
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7/21/2022 - Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 87 Points
Aromas of blackberries, loam, and a bit of raisin. Supple and refined with light tannins and a slightly bitter finish.
Easy drinking with no decanting.
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7/17/2022 - tannictongue Likes this wine:
Better day 2
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7/10/2022 - schlotz wrote: 89 Points
Solid 89
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4/30/2022 - Matteo1 Likes this wine:
Berry, floral, and stone aromas with a palate that nods towards the old world. Needs time to open but once there seems authentic.
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4/13/2022 - dbrunjes wrote: 85 Points
Color deep ruby. Body medium+ Alcohol high, tannins medium to medium+, acidity medium. Finish medium.
Aromas of ripe black currant, oak, ripe black cherries. Palate consists of the same, and maybe some black pepper.
This isn't bad for the price!
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3/5/2022 - tannictongue Likes this wine:
Nice Malbec at the Costco price point (I believe around 15$)
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2/22/2022 - cono_sur Likes this wine: 91 Points
Blend of 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, the rich, elegant nose is highly aromatic with notes of ripe black-red-purple fruits, stony minerals, earth, currant, cassis, and spice. The medium-full bodied palate is very ripe with a rich array of red, black, blue, and purple fruit that balanced with savoury, stony minerals, white pepper spice, and earthy flavours. Acids are fresh and lively, while the supple, refined tannins have a subtle textural grip. Juicy with smoky mineral notes lingering on the long finish.
Full report: http://vintagewinepicks.blogspot.com/2022/02/caro-amancaya-reserve-malbec-cabernet-sauvignon-2018-argentina-wine-review.html
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11/26/2021 - AndrewsWineshop Likes this wine: 93 Points
A great casual drinker, dark fruit, a bit of spice and herbs on the nose. The palette is bold and welcoming, dried red fruits and an elegant silky texture with balanced tannins leading to a long finish.
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11/13/2021 - corkscrews Likes this wine: 89 Points
A nose of some dark fruit, funk and spice, dark purple in color. A medium to full bodied red blend, with black cherry, raspberry, licorice and spice on finish. www.winelx.com
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11/4/2021 - Eightyblocker Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious, but needs a lot of air. I opened this bottle 3 hours before my meal, and it was pretty good. But on day 2? Silky smooth. Plum forward, medium tannins, medium+ finish, ending on earthier tones. Moderate acidity.
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10/30/2021 - Grand12 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Middle of the road, Malbec dominant, ok flavors. Med finish. Just a touch of over processed flavor
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8/6/2021 - Grapetomeetyou Likes this wine: 91 Points
Earthy mushroom dirt on the nose
Fruit dark cherries plum
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7/12/2021 - wine-enthusiast Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Malbec dominant and i am not a fan. Earthy, dull imho
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7/9/2021 - imissjerry wrote: 94 Points
AMAZING wine! Way above price point
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7/3/2021 - sam_rosato@hotmail.com Likes this wine: 89 Points
A good daily drinker
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7/2/2021 - R2-D2 wrote: 91 Points
Sappy; blueberry, cherry pie, vanilla bean, licorice, lavender, sage, floral; med bodied; despite the fruit and 14.5 abv it retains some fresh acidity; ripe, supple tannins; easy to drink, with mint, chocolate covered espresso bean and raw tobacco on the finish. This wine improves with some air. 91
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6/23/2021 - daveyk39 wrote: 87 Points
70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon from high altitude vines in Mendoza. Pale ruby color and a fairly complex bouquet which offers blackberry, black currant, cedar, baking spices and an elusive hint of something earthy and funky.
Creamy and succulent on the palate, a little sweet with plush tannins, red and black fruit, hints of cedar and a spiced finish. Supple and lush, but I wasn't nearly as impressed with this as I was hoping to be, as it lacked the kind of edge I'm used to getting from high altitudes wines. Not bad, by any stretch, just a bit simple, really.
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6/5/2021 - grafighter Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good daily-drinker. Great QPR. Very versatile with most foods too.
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