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| ALAMOS SELECCIÓN MALBEC 2012 Mendoza |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
CATENA |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Intense, spicy, juicy, black cherry puree nose with some cedar-vanilla notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, intense, fairly well structured, plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, tangy, cedary finish. Quite ready-to-drink. Screwcap closure. Quite ready-to-drink. The recommended 2010 (**/**+) was released on June 8, 2013 at $16.95. |
CSPC |
322800 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
EJ Gal |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
**/**+(88 points)
Smooth, Cedary, Mocha-Chocolate |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: The 2012 Alamos Seleccion Malbec is sourced from San Carlos in the Uco Valley, a cooler quarter where the alcohol is restrained to 13.5% and the freshness is high. It reminds me a bit of the High Note Malbec, a joint venture between the Catena family and American importer Winebow, where they use high altitude vineyards to keep the freshness. This is very dark, with ripe dark fruit, abundant spicy notes, cinnamon and vanilla. The palate is medium-bodied, with a touch of elegant rusticity, with plenty of fine-grained tannins. It develops a violet note with time in glass. Drink 2014-2018. Score - 90 (Luis Gutierrez, erobertparker.com, April 2014) |
Price |
$ 16.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 25, 2014 |
| Cases bought |
1000 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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