[94 pts James Suckling] A silky and delicious wine with tension and vibrancy. Hints of mineral undertones such as stones and salt too. Full body, tight palate, and a long and energetic finish. This is...
On the nose, Ruca Malen Malbec Reserve shows red and black fruit reminiscent of cherries and plums and violet aromas. It is a complex, elegant wine, layered with concentrated, juicy flavors and sweet,...
The Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino shows a saturated dark violet color with ruby reflections; the nose offers cassis, blueberries and violets, along with a strong suggestion of soil tones....
The 2010 Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard is a single-vineyard Malbec from their vines from Nicasia in Altamira (La Consulta) in the south of the Uco Valley, a chalk-rich zone that is quickly gaining gr...
The 2009 Zapata is from selected vines marked by a red sash in order to raise the wine with meticulous care. It is 10% whole cluster and 90% whole berry fruit that is aged in 80% new French oak for 24...
[88 pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate] The 2015 Estate Red Blend is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend with some Malbec from Agrelo and Perdriel in Luján de Cuyo. It fermented with indigenous yeasts an...
Intense violet-red with ruby reflections. Dark fruits with hints of marmalade and violets; fruity and expressive. Medium-intensity in the mouth, balanced and velvety.
[86 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate] The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva seems to have taken the oak better than the Malbec and has more varietal aromas, herbs and cherries and a similarly polished pala...
[93 Wine Advocate] The 2010 Luca Beso de Dante is a blend of 60% Malbec and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon from Vista Flores, Altamira and Agrelo that is aged for 14 months in French oak, 70% new. It has a bi...