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Kaiken Reserva Especial Malbectext
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15½/20

Kaiken Reserva Especial Malbec 2014

Agrelo District, Luján de Cuyo, Northern Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaKaiken comes from Caiquen, a wild goose that regularly flies over the Andes Mountains, just like winemakers (and father and son) Aurelio Montes and Aurelio Montes Jr., back and forth between projects in Chile and Argentina. From nearly 1000m in altitude in the Agrelo district of Lujan de Cuyo, this has four percent cabernet sauvignon splashed in, and spends six months in French oak. Massive wood, grilled meats rule this ripe, big red. Sweeter blackberry, medicinal cherry and black plum coat the palate, one edged with gritty tannins. A sueded, smoky and hot finish closes out.Tasted: 11 April 2017Tasted by: Prices:
BC$19.00750mlprivate wine shops
ON$0.00750mlLCBO
Producer: Montes WinesDistributors: Icon Fine Wine and Spirits
Grape: MalbecCSPC: 578690UPC: 715126555012