
86POINTS
15½/20







Finca el Retiro Malbec 2002
Mendoza, ArgentinaSmoky, resiny, peppery, black cherry jam, cassis nose with some leather and tobacco. Very warm, dry, chewy palate with good cassis, black cherry, peppery, smoky, rootsy, tobacco flavours. Lots of intensity but with dry tannins and some acidity on the finish.Tasted: 17 July 2005Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $14.90 | 750ml | Marquis Wine Cellars |
Grape: MalbecUPC: 60377030000095