Obelisco Estate Estate Grown Malbec (Red Mountain)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Malbec

País

United States

Região

Red Mountain · Columbia Valley

Denominação

Red Mountain

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201387 pts

  Aromas of exotic spice, game, cherry and medicine cabinet lead to plush fruit and savory flavors. The overt gaminess seems distracting, with the flavors tapering off toward the finish.

• 201288 pts

  Aged in equal parts French and American oak (43% new), this initially puts barrel tones in the lead. Notes of toasty spices, cocoa, toffee and coffee come out in front of blue and black fruit. The flavors are sweet but reserved in style, trailing toward the finish. There's a lot…

• 201188 pts

  Production size of this pure, estate-grown, Red Mountain Malbec is much lower in 2011. Earthy and showing a whiff of leather, it brings dried cherry fruit, a streak of dark chocolate and smooth tannins in a juicy wine with a lively finish. Hints of orange peel linger long after…

• 201089 pts

  This brings a tight but well-balanced blend of cranberry and raspberry fruit flavors, with snappy acidity. The fruit is bolstered with firm, lightly earthy tannins. It was aged in a mix of half American, half French, all-neutral oak.