Achával-Ferrer
Finca Altamira La Consulta Mendoza Malbec
La Consulta, Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
The nose reveals, ripe, lush, ruby, baked; blackberries, blueberries, mulberries, boysenberries, blackberry raspberries, black cherries & plum. Black & white pepper, dark spice, black licorice, mixed berry cola, sweet tarry notes, black tea, alluvial soils, dry crushed rocks, soft leather with beautiful floral lavender & violets.
The body is round, lush & full. The tannins soft, dusty, sticky/tarry and ripe as hell. The structure, tension, length and balance are in perfect harmony. ripe, lush, ruby, juicy; blackberries, blueberries, mulberries, boysenberries, blackberry raspberries, black cherries, creamy raspberries & plum. Black & white pepper, grilled meats, dark spice, black licorice, mixed berry cola, sweet tarry notes, black tea, alluvial soils, dry crushed rocks, dry clay, dry herbs, soft leather, hints of tobacco with ash with beautiful, bright floral lavender & violets. The acidity is as good as it gets. The long, ruby, ripe, polished, well balanced. elegant and doesn’t end. It’s so beautiful!
Photos of, our host during our April visit, alcohol evaporators ( @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher Bum ) that keep this wine at 13.5 ABV and their Estate vines with the Andes in the background.
The nose reveals, ripe, lush, ruby, baked; blackberries, blueberries, mulberries, boysenberries, blackberry raspberries, black cherries & plum. Black & white pepper, dark spice, black licorice, mixed berry cola, sweet tarry notes, black tea, alluvial soils, dry crushed rocks, soft leather with beautiful floral lavender & violets.
The body is round, lush & full. The tannins soft, dusty, sticky/tarry and ripe as hell. The structure, tension, length and balance are in perfect harmony. ripe, lush, ruby, juicy; blackberries, blueberries, mulberries, boysenberries, blackberry raspberries, black cherries, creamy raspberries & plum. Black & white pepper, grilled meats, dark spice, black licorice, mixed berry cola, sweet tarry notes, black tea, alluvial soils, dry crushed rocks, dry clay, dry herbs, soft leather, hints of tobacco with ash with beautiful, bright floral lavender & violets. The acidity is as good as it gets. The long, ruby, ripe, polished, well balanced. elegant and doesn’t end. It’s so beautiful!
Photos of, our host during our April visit, alcohol evaporators ( @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher Bum ) that keep this wine at 13.5 ABV and their Estate vines with the Andes in the background.
I don't know if I am missing something here, but this is the second single vineyard 2008 Achaval-Ferrer that I have opened and I am not anywhere near the 96-98 point range scores Jay Miller gave in December 2010's Wine Advocate.
I don't know if I am missing something here, but this is the second single vineyard 2008 Achaval-Ferrer that I have opened and I am not anywhere near the 96-98 point range scores Jay Miller gave in December 2010's Wine Advocate.
Apr 7th, 2015
Doug had this 12 years ago
Doug had this 12 years ago
Apr 5th, 2013