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| OLD VINE MALBEC 2018 Valle de Uco, Mendoza |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
LUCA |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Intense, rich, ripe plum nose with some cedary, ripe cherry and cassis notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, bright, slightly spicy, intense, harmonious, tangy, warm ripe Damson plum flavours with some cherry-cassis fruit on the lingering, gently cedary, fairly high acid, complex finish. This 100% old vines Malbec was aged for 12 months in French oak (35% new) and has 13.6% alcohol, 3 g/L residual sugar and 5.8 g/L total acidity with lot number L17101 on the back label. The 2015 (not presented) was released on September 14, 2019 at $34.95. Prior to that the recommended 2014 (***) was released on July 22, 2017 at $34.95. Comes in a very heavy bottle. |
CSPC |
167312 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Tri Alt |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(92 points)
Dense, Rich, Ripe, Youthful |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Malbec Old Vine comes from a selection from five producers throughout the Uco Valley, all from old vines, some 80 years old. The wine was aged in barrels, a third of them new oak. Harvested early in the season, a very Uco Malbec character is evident here, with its aromas of violets and cherries and the palate marked by firm tannins and sharp acidity. This is a very good photograph of the historical part of the valley, before it had become the booming zone that it is today. It doesn't have the edge or verticality of the more modern versions, planted in higher vineyards, but it does have the freshness and fruit character. Score - 94 (Patricio Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2021) |
Price |
$ 34.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 30, 2021 |
| Cases bought |
500 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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