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| SERIE A MALBEC 2016 Uco Valley, Mendoza |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
ZUCCARDI |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Slightly spicy, ripe baked plum-apple puree nose with some cedary notes. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, slightly spicy, plum-cherry-apple flavours with a lingering, tangy, somewhat cedary, faintly herbal finish. Has 13.5% alcohol and 3 g/L residual sugar with lot number L17-229-108 on the back label. Not up to the 2015 (**) released on May 13, 2017 at $16.95. |
CSPC |
167619 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Dio Win |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
*+/**(87 points)
Dry, Bright, Very Spicy |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
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| TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Malbec Serie A is sourced from different vineyards across the Valle de Uco (San José, Los Árboles, Tupungato, El Peral, Gualtallary, Vista Flore and La Consulta) and was fermented in concrete vats an used 500-liter French oak barrels. There is more than fruit here, there is some expression of the soil, with subtle nuances and more complexity, hints of aromatic herbs and lower in alcohol (13%). The profile of all the wines is very clean, precise, juicy with good acidity. This is a superb example of it, with even some chalky sensations in the texture. Great value too. No less than 400,000 bottles were produced in 2016. There is only one lot, blended in June, and then bottled at different times. What I tasted had been bottled in September 2016. Drink date: 2017-2020. Score - 91 (Luis Gutierrez, robertparker.com, Dec. 30, 2016) |
Price |
$ 16.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - January 6, 2018 |
| Cases bought |
1070 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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