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2001 Concha Y Toro Don Melchior (750ml) |
$85.00
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| Wine Spectator 95 | |||||
| "Gorgeous nose of black currant preserves and freshly roasted coffee, with a powerful yet very silky palate of cassis, plum, blackberry, loam, mineral and dark chocolate flavors that glide through a superlong finish. Don't be deceived by its seeming accessibility though--there's some iron-clad structure underneath for the long haul as well." | |||||
2003 Almaviva Cabernet Sauvignon (750ml) |
$97.00
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| Robert Parker 95 | |||||
| "The 2003 Almaviva is a real blockbuster, powerhouse vintage for this estate. With an inky blue/purple color, a beautiful nose of camphor, charcoal, blueberry, blackberry, and some spicy but subtle new oak, the wine is quite full-bodied, powerful, rich, but with silky tannins and loads of glycerin. This could turn out to be one of the all-time great wines released by this partnership and should continue to drink well for another two decades. (Note: The 2003 was tasted and reviewed by Robert Parker.) Almaviva is a partnership of Bordeaux first-growth Chateau Mouton-Rothschild and Concha y Toro. Made in the style of top of the line Pauillac, the blend is typically 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22-23% Carmenere (a very close relative of Merlot), and 4-5% Cabernet Franc. It spends 18 months in new French oak and is bottled unfined and unfiltered." | |||||
| Wine Enthusiast 94 | |||||
| "Impressive in every way. The color shines an irridescent ruby, while the bouquet is massive, an amalgamation of fresh-cut cedar, pencil lead and lush berry fruit. Ripe as can be and balanced, with plushness and depth you don?t normally find. Finishes round and creamy, with vanilla and liqueur notes." | |||||
| Wine Spectator 94 | |||||
| "Quite ripe, with braised fig, stewed plum, black currant paste and cherry preserve notes backed by roasted coffee and bacon notes. A tarry edge drives through the very lush finish. Shows more raw power than freshness, but still quite packed and in need of more unwinding." | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93 | |||||
| "Saturated ruby. Explosive, powerful aromas of creme de cassis, blackberry, cherry preserves and smoked meat, complicated further by notes of licorice, an almost iron-like peaty quality and espresso. Broad, dense and lush, the dark fruit qualities repeating with great authority on the palate and showing impressive sweetness but also focus and persistence. This has the length and complexity of a high-end Bordeaux, and a concentration and sweetness that bode well for long-term development. Finishes with thick, harmonious tannins and a lingering note of blackcurrant. As good a wine as I've tasted from Chile to date. Almaviva is a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild (Chateau Mouton-Rothschild) and Concha y Toro." | |||||
2006 Cheval Des Andes (750ml) |
$70.00
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| Robert Parker 96 | |||||
| "The 2006 Cheval des Andes was bottled in early 2008 but has not yet been released. The 2006 vintage is superb throughout Mendoza and this wine, as in many other bodegas I visited in April 2008, shows off the extra dimension of complexity made possible in an exceptional year. The wine is composed entirely of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is a bit more saturated than the 2005 with a splendid perfume of pain grille, mineral, espresso, black cherry, and black raspberry that leaps from the glass. More opulent and layered than the 2005, it also conceals a bit more structure. The finish seems to go on and on." | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 91 | |||||
| "Bright medium ruby. Initially restrained aromas of currant, black cherry and chocolatey oak accented by pepper and herbs. Suave and claret-like, with mounting energy and inner-mouth floral character to the delineated flavors of currant, tobacco leaf, graphite and pepper. Intensely flavored but understated and backward wine, with strong but well integrated acidity. Finishes firmly tannic, refined and long, with a chocolatey sweetness and stronger minerality emerging with extended aeration. This laid-back wine, a joint venture between Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de los Andes, needs at least a few years of cellaring." | |||||
| Wine Enthusiast 92 | |||||
| "Full, dense and dark, with powerful berry aromas and hints of rubber and leather on the bouquet. The palate breathes complexity and style but also raw power, and the flavors of blackberry, fig paste and herbs are just lusty and rich enough to register as modern Mendoza. Classy and deep" | |||||
| Wine Spectator 90 | |||||
| "This broad-shouldered red delivers a mix of dark currant, licorice, damson plum and blackberry fruit flavors, well-integrated with espresso-tinged toast. Stays dense and loamy through the finish. Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot." | |||||
2006 Ricominciare Altisimo, Uco Valley, Mendoza (750ml) |
$36.00
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| Wine- Maker Notes | |||||
| Aged in new French oak, this is a deeper toned expression of Argentine Malbec. Full-bodied but beautifully balanced, with a luscious nose of blueberries, blackberries, plums and mocha. In the mouth the flavors echo the nose, with an added layer of spice and a delicate touch of oak. Fine supple tannins. Should age nicely for a decade or more. | |||||
2007 Cuvelier Los Andes Grand Malbec (750ml) |
$73.00
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| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93 | |||||
| Saturated bright ruby. Very ripe, pure nose offers currant, graphite and smoke, plus hints of exotic Venezuela n chocolate and violet pastille. Wonderfully dense, rich and ripe yet primary and fresh, with a palate-saturating crushed blackberry flavor. A superb and tactile expression of malbec, with a firm tannic structure for aging but considerable high-toned early appeal. | |||||
2007 Cuvelier Los Andes Grand Vin (750ml) |
$57.00
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| Robert Parker 92 | |||||
| The 2007 Gran Vin is a blend of 73% Malbec, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 8% Merlot aged in French oak for 18 months. Saturated purple in color, it offers up an alluring bouquet of smoke, incense, Asian spices, and black cherry, with a hint of chocolate in the background. Full-bodied, layered, and opulent, the wine has superb depth of flavor, excellent integration of oak, tannin, and acidity, and a lengthy, fruit-filled finish. Give it 4-6 years more bottle age and drink it from 2014 to 2027. | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 91 | |||||
| 73% malbec, 19% cabernet and 8% merlot) Dark red-ruby. Superripe aromas of blackberry, licorice, mocha, chocolate truffle and sexy oak. Lush on entry, then less sweet in the middle than the Coleccion, showing a firmer tannic structure to support its black raspberry and bitter chocolate flavors. This more reticent, backward wine needs at least a couple years of patience to reveal its full personality. | |||||
2008 Cuvelier Coleccion (750ml) |
$33.00
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| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 90 | |||||
| a blend based on 60% malbec) Medium ruby. High-pitched aromas of blackberry and fruitcake, with a medicinal note of licorice. Dense and suave on entry, then concentrated and firm in the middle, even a bit youthfully bound-up, with sound acidity framing the black fruit flavors. Less pliant today than the winery's two 2009 bottlings, finishing with strong black fruit flavors, substantial tannins and excellent grip. This needs at least a couple years of bottle aging. | |||||