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Critic Reviews (4)
This is step up from the Mendel Lunta on the same Vintages release April 28. Wow, what a lovely lifted, sweet floral...
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Here's a classy, well-balanced, firm and vibrant example of Malbec from Mendoza, fresher and livelier than most....
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Big sweet blackberry, black cherry jam, floral, tobacco, poultry spice, pruney, seashell aromas. Dry, round, full,...
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Typifies Mendoza replete with old vines fruit adding canorous body. Infundibular midriff slows the smouldering,...
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Community Reviews (3)
The 2009 Mendel Malbec is a medium bodied, fruity to integrated wine, with intense aromas of toasted oak, dark chocolate and violets on the nose and black currant and vanilla on the palate. It has a good structure, tannins that are still quite firm (decant for 1+ hour), nice food friendly acidity and a long, mineral finish. Even though it’s enjoyable now, it will greatly benefit from being tucked away for at least 2 years, drink 2014/15-2020. My impression (after decanting): Very NICE, 91 pts - an excellent example showing the essence of Malbec as a single varietal. Buy 4 botttles, tuck them away for 3 years and compare them to others twice the price. Tasted Apr/12.
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Great structure in this full bodied red. Aromas of black cherry and cassis mingle with violets, chocolate and savory spice. It's quite firm but with great depth and length. I will definitely tuck a few away to see how this wine develops as the tannins mellow.
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