Red

Synthesis The Blend

Mendoza · Argentina

Fact sheet

red meats · lamb · aged cheeses · grilled meats

201588 pts

This Malbec blend is bright, jammy and grapy on the nose. The palate is juicy but bumpy and rough in feel, while fresh-fruit flavors of raspberry and cherry are a little too candied and simple for a wine of this level. A ripe medicinal finish is lush but awkward.
201293 pts

Intense black-fruit aromas mix seamlessly with notes of graphite, cedar and dried Gouda cheese. This Bordeaux blend is firm and bolstered by grabby tannins and fresh acidity. Ripe flavors of blackberry, cassis, mocha and vanilla end with a lemony oak note, additional mocha and a…
200891 pts

Deep berry, cola, mint and leather aromas are classy and not overdone. Feels lush and deep in the mouth, with blatant ripeness and toasty, oaky flavors of cola, coconut and blackberry. Finishes big but not that long or complex. Drink now through 2013; Malbec with Cabernet Sauvig…
200590 pts

An oaky, complex wine based on Malbec, Cabernet and Merlot, The Blend shows floral notes unmatched by almost all other Mendoza/Tupungato wines. Violets and rose petals interact with earthy fruit on both the nose and palate. And unlike the masses, this wine doesn't make its point…