Wine Reviews

This red is elegant at first, with a dried bay leaf detail to the spicy floral and cherry paste aromas. Offers a rich layer of roasted plum and brambly blackberry before ending with ripe but polished tannins and a twinge of cocoa bean. Shows persistence on the finish.

Leading with a harmonious, dark-fruited and elegantly toasty bouquet, the palate is velvety and rich yet energized by a focused spine of acidity. It concludes with a generous, creamy, persistent finish, deftly balancing a juicy, quenching core with a sturdy structure…

A nose featuring black pepper, flint and green bell pepper introduce this well-balanced blend of 85% Malbec and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon from vineyards in Luján de Cuyo and Uco Valley. Ripe cherry and red plums merge with light notes of black pepper, green bell pepper and hints of smoke on the soft palate. It has a persistent pleasant finish.

Dark chocolate, blackberries, graphite, mineral, cigar box, pencil shaving and a touch of black pepper. Layered and complex, showing good finesse and well-judged ripeness from this vintage. On the palate, it is full, juicy and structured, with firm, mealy tannins and an extensive finish. A year where this Alto managed to show good drinkability. Quite refined from a more challengingly dry and warm vintage with a touch of Bordeaux bearing

Patrick d’Aulan’s family has been involved in Champagne for nearly 250 years, but in 1998 he assembled a dream team of Argentine and French winemakers and growers to express the high-altitude terroirs of Mendoza. Malbec grapes are sourced from 100-year-old vines endowing this captivating wine with flavors of blackberry, black plum, and cassis that explode in the mouth.