CASTA DE SALVAJES CRONOS MALBEC 2012 Mendoza |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
VILLA DE LOS ENOLOGOS |
TONY ASPLER: 89 - TRY - Dense purple colour; spicy, vanilla oak and pencil shavings on the nose; medium-bodied, dry, firmly structured with a spicy-clove finish. Has 13.5% alcohol and 8 g/L residual sugar. Not presented at the LCBO consultants preview in the LCBO lab. |
CSPC |
442301 |
Type |
Red Table Wine |
Agent |
Loy Int |
Country |
Argentina |
Region |
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Rating |
**+(89 points) Dry, Firmly Structured |
LCBO Note |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
TASTING NOTE: The 2012 Castas de Salvajes Cronos is Malbec, mostly from the Uco Valley from different locations. The full clusters fermented in egg-shaped concrete vats where the wine matured for a bit longer than one year. It is a fresh, juicy red, with aromas of red cherries and a spicy, Burgundian character akin to a Vosne Romanee. The palate is medium-bodied with great freshness and incipient complexity. A great elegant red that is well beyond the expression of the grape variety. Drink now-2019. Score - 93 (Luis Gutierrez, erobertparker.com, April 2014) |
Price |
$ 35.95 |
Bottle Size |
750 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - April 2, 2016 |
Cases bought |
208 (12 bottles per case) |
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