Dark ruby. Perfumed nose, generous notes of red fruits and vanilla oak. Supple, medium-bodied, less oaky than the nose suggests; fresh, fruity taste. Soft but tight tannins; overall quite pleasing right now, so don't wait too long.
Mmmmm … Malbec! Argentina Malbecs sometimes get the short shift for being gloopy and simple. No this baby! From 70 year old vines toughing it out 1200 meters above sea level, this totally engaging mouthful is dense and rich, with a tarry, smoky, plum/currant/mint aromatic profile enhanced with a shot of chocolate and tobacco. Concentrated, chewy and totally the bomb, it’s got smoke, mineral and dark fruit everywhere, and an incredible smooth, long, silky finish to boot.
A grassy, sweet-pea quality greets the senses, which is the followed by citrus, grapefruit, anise and vague florality. Light-bodied. Chill well before serving.
Lightly scented floral and yellow fruit on the nose with a distinct lemon-citrus note shifting to clean lemon flavour with a squeeze of lime and light mineral grip. A light-bodied casual pairing for simply prepared fish dishes or as an apéritif.
Clear, medium-deep lemon-peel yellow. Faint bouquet of lemon-lime, overshadowed by serious earthy aromas. Tastes soft and full-bodied; good warm-climate Chard typicity, ripe apple and citrus flavours and lots of alcohol. Drink up.
Firm, stony blackberry baselines an earthen clay and perfumed peony palate, one tense with raging, stemmy tannins and lifted with brisk acidity. Pencil lead and barnyard pervade the black fruit to a bitter espresso finish. Even opening 24 hours in advance of drinking doesn't exclude needing roast beef or lamb stew to match the ferocity here.
Refined red and dark fruit scents with cigar box and a whiff of mint evolving to blackberry and red currant flavours wrapped in velvety smooth tannins; dark chocolate, fruit and spice on the well-integrated finish.