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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Altocedro Reserva Malbec 2009, La Consulta Vineyards, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina




The fruit in this bottle is sourced from ancient vines between 49-67 years old. Maturation taking place in French oak (new and second use) for 15 months.     

Wow, what an incredible nose on this Malbec with aromas of blackberry, bing cherry, violet, chocolate, black pepper and toasty oak. On the mouthfeel, full bodied, rich and luscious texture, balanced acidity and velvet tannins. This wine’s finish is long, creamy, and smoky with great fruit concentration. A big wine in every sense of the word, lots of toasty oak but well balanced by big, ripe luscious fruit flavours, big alcohol at 15% but well integrated tannins adding structure to the whole package. A real treat, strongly recommended, score 90 points.

Purchased July 21, 2012 LCBO New Release (187880) at $24.95

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