Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: dark ruby red
Bouquet: intense, overripe black cherries, forest fruits: blackberries, blueberries, hint of black chocolate
Taste: medium to full body, quite concentrated, similarly to nose there are ripe black sour cherries, with nice acidity supported fully by blackberries with pleasant drying tannins, longer finish
Recommended food pairing: juicy steak
Overall score: 4+8+12+7+7=88
Price: CZK 199
Stopper: cork
This is always save bet for reasonably priced Malbec, in 2013 I tasted 05 vintage.This 08 vintage still feels still young and needs to age further 3-5 years to get in the peak conditions. It has good dispositions to do so: food concentration, good acidity and still good tannins.
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