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| GRAN RESERVA MALBEC 2018 Mendoza |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
FABRE MONTMAYOU |
| This seventh Vintages Gran Reserva release hits the spot and is the best to date., Extremely deep intense dense purple colour. Attractive, gently spicy, intense, complex, ripe plum-cherry-cassis nose with some vanilla and faint mocha-chocolate notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, harmonious, slightly spicy, bright, ripe plum-cherry-cassis flavours with a lingering, attractive, gently cedary, ripe blueberry finish. Has 15% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number L04922 on the back label. Perfect with a steak. |
CSPC |
279802 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Gle Win |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Refined, Ripe, Well Structured |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: To understand the character of the wines from Vistalba - one of the highest areas in Luján de Cuyo, about 1,050 meters above sea level - you would have to start with this wine, a malbec made from vines planted by European immigrants in the early 20th century on silty-clay soils with a stony subsoil on the bed of the Mendoza River, which passes just south of this zone. This is a malbec rich in black fruits, with pronounced acidity and slight hints of violets and spices. The palate is firm and tight thanks to sharp tannins that expand on the palate. It's juicy, generous in fruity flavors, and has a finish that recalls herbs and more black fruits. A classic. [This has the quality to cellar for a decade or more.] Score - 94 (Patricio Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2021) |
Price |
$ 25.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - July 16, 2022 |
| Cases bought |
447 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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