Red

Malbec

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Vale de Uco · Argentina

Malbec

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Malbec
Country
Argentina
Region
Vale de Uco
Appellation
Vale de Uco
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

red meat · roast lamb · grilled meats · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201489 pts

    Challenging aromas of roasted beet, horseradish, herbal blackberry and animal hide lead to a meaty dense palate with rock-hard tannins. Flavors of black plum, blackberry and toasty oak are fiery, intense and carry over to a hot finish.

  • 201189 pts

    Fresh blueberry and earthy plum aromas make for an honest Malbec bouquet. This is fresh and direct on the palate, with a mix of blackberry and light chocolate flavors. A lasting but mild finish provides a good conclusion to a well-made wine.

  • 201087 pts

    Dark, full and very oaky on the nose, this extracted Malbec is ripe and toasty smelling. Tannic, stacked and chewy in the mouth, with flavors of roasted blackberry, raw oak, chocolate and clove, this finishes with a ton of unabsorbed oak and related flavors of clove and mint.

  • 200990 pts

    Jammy berry fruits, violet notes and graham cracker define the bouquet on this high-quality, good-value Malbec. The palate isn't huge but it's well structured, and the flavors are exotic and out of the ordinary, with an emphasis on Middle Eastern spice and blue-fruit flavors. On…