Famiglia Bianchi Malbec

Fact sheet

Type

Red

Grape

Malbec

Country

Argentina

Appellation

Mendoza

Body

full

Acidity

medium

Tannin

high

Sweetness

dry

Rated vintages

• 201586 pts

  Woody aromas of clove and spice clash a bit with jammy, stewy berry scents. This wine feels pushy and resiny, with high acidity that makes the palate feel tomatoey. Herbal, oaky plum and tomato flavors finish with a blanket of oak and related clove flavors.

• 201487 pts

  A huge blast of hickory, clove and grainy oak controls the nose on this tannic, wide-bodied Malbec that's outright woody and resiny from front to back. Oak-driven flavors of savory spice and clove lead to a resiny tasting finish with sticky tannins.

• 201189 pts

  Dark berry and lemony oak lead the aromas on this barrel-driven Malbec. In the mouth, it's resiny and creamy, while blackberry and woody flavors yield to café mocha. A resiny finish is loaded with overt oak character. Drink through 2018.

• 201088 pts

  Pencil eraser, iodine, latex and blueberry aromas settle better than they start. In the mouth, this is saturated and chunky in feel, with toasty flavors of blackberry, licorice and mint that finish long, herbal and loamy.

• 200986 pts

  On the first pass the wine smells rubbery and minty, with a note of green herbs poking through. Gets jammier and fruitier with airing, and in the mouth it's blocky and resiny, with herb-infused flavors of berry and plum accented by lactic oak. Finishes sweet, muscular and sticky.

• 200786 pts

  Rubbery blackberry aromas are dark, oily and toasty, while the palate is plump, comfortable and familiar. Flavors of dark plum and blackberry are standard, while the finish lightens in scope to show creamy raspberry.

• 200687 pts

  Lots of heavily toasted oak sits atop the bouquet, and thus it's no surprise that the flavor profile runs a bit lemony and sharp. But give the wine time to unfold and you'll find a layer of pure blackberry mixed with notes of chocolate and coffee. Arguably too oaky but with good…