Ricardo Santos

La Madras Vineyard El Malbec

9.013 ratings
8.71 pro ratings
Maipú, 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
Paul Masson

Ripe fruit and tannin, but with much less oak than most high-end Malbec (not that this is expensive, but it is serious). Elegant.

Ripe fruit and tannin, but with much less oak than most high-end Malbec (not that this is expensive, but it is serious). Elegant.

Oct 23rd, 2013
Michael Yaroshefsky

Ah, the 2010 vintage of Ricardo Santos Malbec, a transcendental libation that beckons the soul into the labyrinthine depths of vinicultural exuberance. As I imbibed this elixir, my palate embarked on an odyssey through an enigmatic symphony of hedonistic flavors. The terroir speaks with the eloquence of a thousand poets, invoking an avant-garde pas de deux between dark fruit and enigmatic earthiness.

The tannins, oh, the tannins! Like philosophers engaged in a Socratic dialogue with one's senses, they debate their existence before yielding to a seductive silkiness that borders on a Vinous epiphany. Its finish lingers, not unlike the sermons of a zealous street preacher, echoing in the inner sanctum of one's mind.

In conclusion, Ricardo Santos' 2010 Malbec is a vinous riddle wrapped in an enigmatic enigma, destined to provoke laughter, tears, and existential contemplation. A masterpiece of humorous absurdity in a glass!

Ah, the 2010 vintage of Ricardo Santos Malbec, a transcendental libation that beckons the soul into the labyrinthine depths of vinicultural exuberance. As I imbibed this elixir, my palate embarked on an odyssey through an enigmatic symphony of hedonistic flavors. The terroir speaks with the eloquence of a thousand poets, invoking an avant-garde pas de deux between dark fruit and enigmatic earthiness.

The tannins, oh, the tannins! Like philosophers engaged in a Socratic dialogue with one's senses, they debate their existence before yielding to a seductive silkiness that borders on a Vinous epiphany. Its finish lingers, not unlike the sermons of a zealous street preacher, echoing in the inner sanctum of one's mind.

In conclusion, Ricardo Santos' 2010 Malbec is a vinous riddle wrapped in an enigmatic enigma, destined to provoke laughter, tears, and existential contemplation. A masterpiece of humorous absurdity in a glass!

Oct 21st, 2023
Carolyn Blaszkowski

Ok. Decent.

Ok. Decent.

Mar 2nd, 2013
Carlos Viglietta

Carlos had this 10 years ago

Carlos had this 10 years ago

Aug 15th, 2014
Jamie Testa

Jamie had this 10 years ago

Jamie had this 10 years ago

Jul 24th, 2014
Kate Oncken

Kate had this 11 years ago

Kate had this 11 years ago

May 23rd, 2014
Steve Tadman

Steve had this 11 years ago

Steve had this 11 years ago

Mar 2nd, 2014
Julie Gosselink

Julie had this 11 years ago

Julie had this 11 years ago

Mar 2nd, 2014
Thomas Morrison

Thomas had this 11 years ago

Thomas had this 11 years ago

Jul 12th, 2013
J Kennedy

J had this 12 years ago

J had this 12 years ago

Apr 21st, 2013