Tasting note

The 2012 Malbec Uco Valley is a 4,000-case cuvee aged nine months in French oak, of which 10% was new. A beautiful, full-bodied, seriously endowed Malbec, it possesses a dense purple color along with a sweet bouquet of blueberry and black raspberry fruit interwoven with camphor, licorice and spring flowers as well as a touch of oak. This wonderfully endowed, full-bodied, classic Argentina Malbec should drink nicely for 5-6 years. Score - 91. (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, Feb. 26, 2014)

It has an attractive nose of brambly black fruit tinged with blueberry and cassis that is well defined, demonstrating judicious use of oak. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins: simple but lithe blackberry notes laced with tobacco that lead to a gentle, very sweet, but appealing finish.

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