A nose of attractive blackcurrants, raspberry, savoury spices, cigar leaf, cedar and vanilla. It is a robust wine on the palate with roasted vanilla bean, anise, currants and cherry with a mélange of spice notes. Quite structured with plush tannins and the stuffing to age for 5 to 10 years.
This is an opaque blend of 80% Malbec, fleshed out with Cabernet Sauvignon and Ancellotta (most often seen in Emilia Romagna and prized for its inky colour) from Paraje Altamira in the Uco Valley. The additional grapes give Malbec a fleshy, red-fruited character, with cherry, liquorice and tobacco housed by gritty tannins and seasoned with roasted wood and aromatic herbs. Fine spices ― cinnamon, nutmeg ― warm the warm finish. Requires decanting to fully appreciate now (or a hunk of grilled meat).
Very dark ruby. Sun-dried raisins and an intriguing note reminiscent of aged Parmigiano cheese. Very nice on the palate, tons of fruit and just enough sugar to give it a nice balance and a full body. For port-lovers in need of something new.
Lifted aromas of tropical and orchard fruits precede a generous, mouth-filling palate of white peach and pineapple with fresh acidity countered by assertive oak through a firm end.
A fascinating blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc and Sémillon. Straw-coloured with a greenish tint, it offers a concentrated nose of mango and pineapple; on the palate it’s medium-bodied, dry, projecting grapefruit and peach flavours with a grassy note along with mouthwatering acidity; well-balanced.
This single vineyard Gamay shows more complexity and depth on the nose with a meaty/charcuterie/barnyard nose, darker fruits and earth. The fruit shines on the palate with plums, cherries and brambly raspberries to go with meaty/funky/earthy notes and a perky finish. Aging this a couple of years would bring more integration to the overall package.
Clear very deep garnet. Medium-intensity, oaky nose of blackberries with coffee and black liquorice. The alcohol is a bit hot, but the blackberry fruit is tasty and the tannins smooth. Best now.