Cool black fruit from a warm place, one freshened with altitude and not hemmed in with oak. There is certainly wood here, but it is only 1/3 new, and partially offset by the altitude of three zones of Uco Valley ranging from 1100 to 1400 miles above sea level: Vistaflores, Gualtallary, and Altamira. Smoked black and red fruits, anise, perfumed wild blueberries, peppercorns, all amply sun-ripened and with the full impact of grainy tannins. Swings of cola are slung across the finish of this warm Malbec, one destined to be best encountered with fire grilled beef.
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