Red

Michel Torino Don David Finca la Maravilla #6 Malbec (Cafayate)

Michel Torino

Cafayate · Argentina

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Malbec
Country
Argentina
Region
Cafayate
Appellation
Cafayate
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carne vermelha grelhada · cordeiro assado · queijos curados · churrasco

Rated vintages

  • 201290 pts

    This single-vineyard wine is always dense and powerful. This edition opens with prune, blackberry, Graham cracker and earthy aromas. In the mouth, it's pinched, with rubbery tannins. Salty, roasted flavors are true to the Salta region, while the finish is black in flavor and bul…

  • 201192 pts

    After years of tasting Don David Malbecs, here's one that rises above the rest. This is jammy and stacked with brawny black-fruit aromas. The mouth is bulky and bullish, but balanced, with blackberry flavors that are coated with copious oak and end in a tornado of coffee, mocha,…

  • 200986 pts

    A bit grassy and green, with good power, herbal black fruit aromas, spice and cola. The palate is very high in acidity, which at first creates a sheering sharpness and tart plum flavors. With more airing it grows rounder and more complex, but overall it's exacting, odd and funky.