2019 Chakana Malbec Estate Selection

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 87.3 points

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  11/26/2022 - silton Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  From last week. Too lean for its own good. Using points and reviews to navigate the cheaper end of the market usually works for me, but not this time. Juicy reds are good, but there's an astringent note on the finish that I don't think is going away.

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  11/23/2022 - Brain Game wrote: 85 Points

  Deep purple in color, the nose is of damp black soil and medicinal black cherry.
  
  On the palate, black cherry again with a medicinal quality. Earthy, musty, with chalky tannins. Tight early but it does open up some allowing ripe fruit to come through.
  
  The wine doesn’t show much complexity as it stays tue to its first impression.
  
  All this being said, I don’t dislike this wine. It has its place along side food rich with fat. Pair it with country pâté and a baguette.

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  10/11/2022 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I continue to like this wine. I think this may be a case where a touch of Brett adds character to what would otherwise be a boring fruity wine.

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  9/20/2022 - Rbhan12 wrote: 88 Points

  Nose of bacon fat, wet earth, but also some purple fruit. Palate is dense with glycerin but lacks power. Finish is true to Malbec.
  
  Not particularly impressed here. Drink now.

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  8/10/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  A little fresher fruit to it. Tight on the palate. Kinda heavy structured. And a little bit more bitter than expected. Medicinal too.

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