| 2007-05-26 07:39 |
WS: An impressive, modern-style wine, with well-defined layers of loam, raspberry, black currant, tobacco, mineral and grilled herb. Powerful, but long and elegant, with the toast content to sit in the background. Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. Drink now through 2011. 325 cases imported. –JM |
| 2007-05-26 07:40 |
IWC: By Stephen Tanzer
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Nov/Dec 05
($90; 70% cabernet sauvignon and 30% malbec; aged for 18 months in all new French oak) Deep, bright ruby. Brooding, superripe aromas of cassis, black olive and minerals, with a gunflinty note of reduction. Fat, large-scaled and primary, with impressively rich flavors and great fullness without heaviness. Wonderfully dense, silky wine with a minerality giving lift to the cassis and bitter chocolate flavors. One of the longest wines I tasted during my time in Argentina. The winery's top bottling is a vineyard selection followed by a barrel selection. The goal is to use the lowest-yielding vines and to obtain the best flavor intensity and balance. 93(+?) points
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