Origin: Mendoza, Argentina
Grape: 53% Malbec, 23% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Syrah, 4% Petit Verdot
Year: 2013
Alcohol: 14.5%
Price point: $17
Year Reviewed: 2018
This well rated 89 to 94 points Bordeaux style wine is an extremely good value for the price. I found this wine years ago (4-5 years ago) and it is blended very consistent every single year. 2013 is a spectacular year, though. This clear deep ruby wine has a clean nose of green pepper, oaky vanilla, spice, violets and a bit of mocha and smoke.
It is dry with nice acidity, a full-bodied glass of well-integrated tannins. Starts off with a bit of sweetness which bursts into flavors of each of the grapes in this blend. The green and white pepper of the Malbec rules on your tongue while you will experience other flavors of vanilla, eucalyptus, mushroom and nuttiness—hazelnut or maybe even walnuts. Nice long finish with some tannins appearing toward the end. This wine will provide interest and complexity in your palate. Superior and outstanding Bordeaux style wine from Argentina. Will buy over and over each year of production.
11 months in 70% oak and 30% in vats, the French wine maker Michel Rolland’s blend comes from 7 different wineries.
This wine makes a great gift or a great wine to serve at a party with beef, lamb or ribs. It not only is complex and interesting, it is a crowd pleaser, due to all of the varying flavors one will experience in the glass.
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