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| SIGNATURE MALBEC 2013 Uco Valley, Mendoza |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
SUSANA BALBO |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Attractive, intense, spicy, ripe black cherry nose with some cedar, sandalwood, and mocha-chocolate notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, dense, gently juicy,harmonious, ripe plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, high acid, cedary, mocha-chocolate finish. This repeat seems a tad better than the recommended best buy 2013 (**/**+) released on July 9, 2016 at $19.95. This 14% alcohol blend of unfined/unfiltered 94% Malbec and 6% Petit Verdot was aged in 80% new French oak and has 2 g/L residual sugar with a new lot number L14J24 18/07/16 on the back label. TONY ASPLER / 88.5-points / BUY - Spicy, black currant and cedar on the nose; medium to full-bodied, dry, savoury, cedar and roasted plum flavours with a raisiny finish; firm structured. |
CSPC |
79798 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Bar Win |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
**+(89 points)
Ripe, Spicy, Mocha-Chocolate |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: The 2013 Susana Balbo Signature Malbec is from Altamira, from the same vineyard where the Torrontés is grown. The wine ferments in a combination of rolling barriques, egg-shaped cement vats, oak vat and open barrels before being blended and put in barrels where the wine matures for 11 months. Some of the barrels have a higher toast level and it gives the wine a little bit of dark chocolate aromas that are quite popular, but to me standardizes the nose a little bit. But there is a nice core of violets and cherries, perfectly ripe, keeping the freshness, while the spice notes of cinnamon and vanilla are quite sweet and complimented by hints of smoke and licorice. The palate is very tasty, with pungent, penetrating flavors, fine-grained tannins and supple flavors. 2013 feels like a very nice vintage. Hold it for one more year to finish integrating those oak aromas. Score - 90 (Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com, May 28, 2015) |
Price |
$ 19.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 12, 2016 |
| Cases bought |
974 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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