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| Q MALBEC 2016 Uco Valley, Mendoza |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
ZUCCARDI |
| One of 72 items (60% of 136 releases) not presented for evaluation under new LCBO policies. Any item not tasted is assigned an interim ZERO-STAR (-) rating and an interim 0-POINT proxy score until properly assessed. The 2015 last appeared in Vintages (**+) on December 8, 2018 at $19.95 and was Recommended Best Buy. Here is my previous note: Extremely deep intense purple colour. Fairly intense, gently cedary, ripe blueberry-plum nose. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, harmonious, ripe plum-red cherry flavours with a lingering, gently cedary finish. This REPEAT has 13.9% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with a NEW lot number L18-102-207 on the back label. A GOOD BET |
CSPC |
723478 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Dio Win |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
-
Not Presented For Evaluation By LCBO |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
A GOOD BET |
| TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Q Malbec was sourced mostly from Altamira but has some grapes from Chacayes. It fermented with 50% full clusters in concrete vats, and some 30% of the wine aged in used 225- and 500-liter oak barrels. The oak is unnoticeable, and in fact, I find similarities with the Concreto - pure, strict, raw and characterful, with plenty of fine-grained, chalky tannins. I find it to be incredibly good and with an amazing price for what it delivers. This is one to buy by the case. Drink Date: 2018-2022. Score - 92 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, June 29, 2018) |
Price |
$ 19.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - July 6, 2019 |
| Cases bought |
837 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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