Decanted 30 min before drinking. Dark purple/red. Faint, complex, bright nose of pepper, candied cherry, blackberry. Palate opens with plum and dark fruit, fading in the mid-palate to mineral and metallic flavors. High in acid, and tannins are powerful and present throughout. Good with food, too austere by itself. After 24 hours, nose is a little stronger, fruit is more present, tannins more in the background, all around more pleasant.
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Very good for the price. Powerful Malbec with smooth chewy tannins. Well integrated and approachable now. Wish I had more at this price. Hoping the 2008 will be as good.
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I really liked this -- reminds me of the Argentinian Malbec, but more subtle. The nose is less strong, the overall flavor less spicy, but there is still the sense of licorice and plum. We paired this with Manchego cheese and really enjoyed it. One note is that the first night (this stretched over several tastings), we didn't let it breathe long enough and it was mainly a mineral water taste. This improved dramatically with enough time to breath.
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9/13/2012 - tautlinehitch wrote: 84 Points
Decanted 30 min before drinking. Dark purple/red. Faint, complex, bright nose of pepper, candied cherry, blackberry. Palate opens with plum and dark fruit, fading in the mid-palate to mineral and metallic flavors. High in acid, and tannins are powerful and present throughout. Good with food, too austere by itself. After 24 hours, nose is a little stronger, fruit is more present, tannins more in the background, all around more pleasant.
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4/14/2012 - gjv115 wrote: 84 Points
Pleasant. A light but complex nose. With some air the palate opened up. Not very interesting but enjoyable.
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11/11/2010 - Stefanor wrote: 90 Points
Very good for the price. Powerful Malbec with smooth chewy tannins. Well integrated and approachable now. Wish I had more at this price. Hoping the 2008 will be as good.
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9/21/2010 - pk236768 wrote: 90 Points
Excellent Malbec. Improved with time to breath. Not much of a nose though.
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7/10/2010 - tb_baltimore Likes this wine: 92 Points
I really liked this -- reminds me of the Argentinian Malbec, but more subtle. The nose is less strong, the overall flavor less spicy, but there is still the sense of licorice and plum. We paired this with Manchego cheese and really enjoyed it. One note is that the first night (this stretched over several tastings), we didn't let it breathe long enough and it was mainly a mineral water taste. This improved dramatically with enough time to breath.
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