Red

Malbec

Alto Valle del Río Negro · Argentina

Fact sheet

red meat · barbecue · lamb · blue cheese

201688 pts

Jumpy plum and berry aromas are a bit gritty and reduced. A fresh palate has a solid grip, while grapy flavors of black cherry and dark plum finish with toast and spice notes. This is fruity, not oaky, with all the basics required of good Malbec.
201288 pts

Red-berry aromas are at once jammy as well as sharp. In the mouth, this is chunky but also choppy. Intense flavors of berry fruits come with a cherry note, while the finish is earthy in flavor, with some roughness to the lasting tannins.
201182 pts

The scratchy berry aromas are solid upfront—good enough to urge a swig of this wine. What comes next is a soupy, herbal, tomato-influenced Malbec that finishes like gazpacho.
201086 pts

A blackened wine, with piercing, dense aromas of shoe polish, charred oak, dark spice and black fruit. It feels solid and juicy, with black-tasting flavors that focus on espresso and dark spice. The finish is a bit short on fruit.