Mendoza, ArgentinaYou can tell this is the 'icon wine' of the winery, even without knowing the name is Icono. This has to be the heaviest bottle I've ever hefted, clocking in at 4lbs, 6oz before opening. Ouch. Inside is a 57/43 malbec/cabernet sauvignon blend, from 90+ year old vines at 1050m, from Finca Los Nobles, in Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo. After a stainless ferment and 15 day maceration with regular pumpovers, this aged in new French oak for 6 months, after which the top barrels are blended again, and back into another batch of new French barrels for another year. That's 200% new French oak! The concentration from these old wines is palpable, as is the heavy treatment in the winery, through the dense, chewy potency of this wine. Ultra ripe (now browning), with browning cherry, tobacco, leather, dark cocoa, worn cedar staves on a slow, brooding palate. There is a surprising amount of freshness, but not nearly enough to carry the density of this massive wine. So much, of so much, is too much.Tasted: 27 March 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$150.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Luigi BoscaDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc. Blend: Malbec - Cabernet SauvignonUPC: 7791203001460
Mendoza, ArgentinaThis has to be one of the heaviest bottles you'll pick up this year. A blend of 57 percent malbec and 43 cabernet sauvignon, this is sourced from low yielding 90+ year-old vines planted at 1,050m above sea level. Deep purple in colour, it pours like a youthful wine. However, it's at a lovely point of development right now, combining tertiary notes of cedar and underbrush with ripe black fruits and chocolatey oak. With 200 percent new French oak, the oak is not subtle, but it's balanced by the intensity and concentration of the fruit. It's a big wine to be sure, but it's also not lacking structure or freshness. Ideally, you'd tuck this away for another 2-3 years, but it is drinking well now.Tasted: 10 November 2019Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$150.00
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Luigi BoscaDistributors: Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc. Blend: Malbec - Cabernet SauvignonUPC: 7791203001460
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