Luca Wines

Uco Valley Old Vine Malbec

9.037 ratings
8.94 pro ratings
Valle De Uco, Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
Malbec
Tomato-Based, Beef, Potato, Venison, White Rice, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Pasta, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Sipping Fine Wine

Deep Ruby with purple edges, aromas of red and black fruit with floral spice notes. On the palate rich ripe blackberry and plum with pepper spice and oak notes. Good balance, big ripe tannins, long finish ending with spicy zest. Better an hour after opening.

Deep Ruby with purple edges, aromas of red and black fruit with floral spice notes. On the palate rich ripe blackberry and plum with pepper spice and oak notes. Good balance, big ripe tannins, long finish ending with spicy zest. Better an hour after opening.

May 10th, 2020
Ellen Clifford

Laura Catena is in charge here. All hail a wine with an awesome woman with a wine heritage killing it! Super into this. Give it a minute or so to get a breath of air then appreciate its voluptuousness. It is supple and earthy and has an attitude. This Malbec may just have made me its bitch.

Laura Catena is in charge here. All hail a wine with an awesome woman with a wine heritage killing it! Super into this. Give it a minute or so to get a breath of air then appreciate its voluptuousness. It is supple and earthy and has an attitude. This Malbec may just have made me its bitch.

1 person found it helpfulDec 3rd, 2018
Alex

Dark fruit, light minerals and a slightly tart finish. Complex but easy to drink.

Dark fruit, light minerals and a slightly tart finish. Complex but easy to drink.

Oct 23rd, 2019
Joe Cornwall

Spectacular depth of flavor. Silky plums and lovely umame notes

Spectacular depth of flavor. Silky plums and lovely umame notes

Jun 13th, 2019
Andrew Olsen

Tastes of not fully ripe red berries and is a bit tart. I’m not getting any of the dark fruit flavors that the pro reviewers seem to be experiencing. The finish here is also a bit short. Not sure if this just needs more time in the bottle, but I’m not quite feeling this one.

Tastes of not fully ripe red berries and is a bit tart. I’m not getting any of the dark fruit flavors that the pro reviewers seem to be experiencing. The finish here is also a bit short. Not sure if this just needs more time in the bottle, but I’m not quite feeling this one.

Jun 11th, 2019
Matthew Lash

Had a surprising combination of citrus and minerality for a Malbec. Got better the second day but didn’t love it.

Had a surprising combination of citrus and minerality for a Malbec. Got better the second day but didn’t love it.

Jun 5th, 2019
Rich Mueller

Really nice. Laid back coco, velvet finish. Dark inky in a good way.

Really nice. Laid back coco, velvet finish. Dark inky in a good way.

May 3rd, 2019
Will Cook

Earthy notes, plumb, rich in body, well balanced finish. Great dinner wine. Steak, mushrooms, haricot vert.

Earthy notes, plumb, rich in body, well balanced finish. Great dinner wine. Steak, mushrooms, haricot vert.

Apr 2nd, 2019
Cameron Etezadi

Bracingly acidic and fruit forward. Super young with ripe raspberries ans cherries and not a ton of structure. Good, but may not age well.

Bracingly acidic and fruit forward. Super young with ripe raspberries ans cherries and not a ton of structure. Good, but may not age well.

Mar 14th, 2019
Guangming Xia

Well balanced, very nice.

Well balanced, very nice.

Feb 13th, 2019