
92POINTS
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Melipal Malbec Reserve 2003
Luján de Cuyo, Northern Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaOpaque black cherry colour. Huge hot, smoky mocha vanilla coffee, barnyard nose with licorice, cardamom, peppery, black cherry jam undertones. Rich, ripe, fat and intense with supple, grainy tannins. Lots of very spicy, cedar, cardamom, smoky vanilla, coffee, black cherry, gamey, savoury flavours. Well balanced if a bit hot and oaky. Will need 2 to 5 years but this is serious malbec.Tasted: 29 March 2005Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $39.90 | 750ml | Specialty |