Agrelo District, Luján de Cuyo, Northern Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaSleek soft, warm and packed full of cedary, menthol, black cherry aromas. The attack is rich and warm with black cherry blueberry fruit with a hint of brown and cedar spice. A year in French oak is still showing, as are some granular tannins at this point. The finish is long, warm and spicy, but in the end, it holds it all together — a solid dinner wine that is more on the indulgent side than the complex — best with a T-bone steak now or cellar through 2023.Tasted: 27 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$23.00
750ml
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AB
$22.00
750ml
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ON
$19.00
750ml
LCBO
Producer: Montes WinesDistributors: Icon Fine Wine and Spirits Grape: MalbecCSPC: 920793UPC: 715126556040
Agrelo District, Luján de Cuyo, Northern Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaFull and rich, with dense medicinal cherry, smoked blackberry, blueberry jam, dark chocolate ruling a spicy palate. Tannins are ample, chewy, and wood-born, but pretty well absorbed by the density of fruit, and would be further with the introduction of grilled beef. On its own, it falls a bit short on the warming, bitter cherry finish.Tasted: 27 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$23.00
750ml
select private retailers
AB
$22.00
750ml
select private retailers
ON
$19.00
750ml
LCBO
Producer: Montes WinesDistributors: Icon Fine Wine and Spirits Grape: MalbecCSPC: 920793UPC: 715126556040
Agrelo District, Luján de Cuyo, Northern Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaThis shows deeply concentrated dark berry fruits that harmoniously balance the cedar spice from aging 12 months in French oak. It's more medium-bodied and juicy than you'd expect from the level of fruit ripeness on the nose, though it still checks in at a warming 14.5% abv. The tannins are velvety, and slightly powdery on the finish, making this approachable now. Like Kaiken's Ultra Cabernet Sauvignon, this is not wildly complex, but it's clearly well made and fine value for the price.Tasted: 27 February 2021Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$23.00
750ml
select private retailers
AB
$22.00
750ml
select private retailers
ON
$19.00
750ml
LCBO
Producer: Montes WinesDistributors: Icon Fine Wine and Spirits Grape: MalbecCSPC: 920793UPC: 715126556040
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