TintoNegro

Limestone Block Malbec

8.856 ratings
8.56 pro ratings
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
Molly Hagler

You can really taste the limestone! Wonderfully dense and minerally.

You can really taste the limestone! Wonderfully dense and minerally.

2 people found it helpfulFeb 19th, 2015
Chris Miller

Solid; needs to breathe, better the second day

Solid; needs to breathe, better the second day

1 person found it helpfulApr 10th, 2016
Ainsley

Low tannins, med to high acidity. Good length; blackcurrant, mineral and red plum flavours. Lovely wine with New York strip steak.

Low tannins, med to high acidity. Good length; blackcurrant, mineral and red plum flavours. Lovely wine with New York strip steak.

1 person found it helpfulJan 17th, 2016
Lindsay Smith

Really enjoy the fact that you can truly taste where this wine is from. The limestone soil affects the flavor of the wine deeply. No overly extracted fruit, with a mineral/graphite finish.

Really enjoy the fact that you can truly taste where this wine is from. The limestone soil affects the flavor of the wine deeply. No overly extracted fruit, with a mineral/graphite finish.

Apr 17th, 2016
Sue Mohle

Gravelly, smoky

Gravelly, smoky

Jun 17th, 2015
Ed Matthews

Argentine Malbec isn't really my thing, being made into so much fruit forward crowd-pleasing juice. Dark plum nose with hints of black raspberry, very ripe berry fruits on the palate, hints of tea, ultimately boring as are most efforts in this price category.

Argentine Malbec isn't really my thing, being made into so much fruit forward crowd-pleasing juice. Dark plum nose with hints of black raspberry, very ripe berry fruits on the palate, hints of tea, ultimately boring as are most efforts in this price category.

Apr 14th, 2015
Guy Fiore

Sage, blueberry, raisin, prune, and claypot/graphite. Not too bad. Better on day 2

Sage, blueberry, raisin, prune, and claypot/graphite. Not too bad. Better on day 2

Feb 15th, 2018
Robyn Becker

With Erica at Quality Eats

With Erica at Quality Eats

Aug 28th, 2017
Piper June

I finally learned what "mineral taste" means tonight. I must say, I Approve.

I finally learned what "mineral taste" means tonight. I must say, I Approve.

May 23rd, 2017
Brehove

Really opens up after a few hours, even the next day. On the nose a whiff of gunpowder and crushed rose petals. On the palate it's thick, slightly spicy, with just the right out of tannin and acidity. The finish is laced with cocoa and oak staves.

Really opens up after a few hours, even the next day. On the nose a whiff of gunpowder and crushed rose petals. On the palate it's thick, slightly spicy, with just the right out of tannin and acidity. The finish is laced with cocoa and oak staves.

Feb 14th, 2017