| Name: | Antucura Barrandica Malbec |
| Variety: | Malbec |
| Region: | Mendoza, Uco Valley |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Price: | $20 |
We appreciate a bright and deep red color with violet hues. The noise is of a complex wine, with notes of red fruits like blackberry, plum and some floral. The palate is elegant with a soft, friendly attack, with good acidity in mouth, and a long creamy finish with cherry and spice aromas.
Wine Folly:
Malbec (p. 125) Plum is absolutely right. And tobacco is something here too. Something smokey and musty. The book notes that despite being from France, most Malbec is grown in Argentina.
Uco Valley Malbec (p. 200) The Uco Vallry is super high elevation and the book proscribes dusty tannins in the region's Malbec's and that holds here. Black plum and raspberry are also both reflected.
My Review:
This bottle had a super intricate nutty smell with plum, and even grass clippings. Black current and plum dominate the taste but there are some other notes: snuff, cigar box, or maybe cedar. Good bottle with some dry complexity and smooth tannin.
No comments:
Post a Comment