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Black Cabra Mendoza Malbec
Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
Less peppery than most Malbecs we’ve had. Easy to drink, very light
Less peppery than most Malbecs we’ve had. Easy to drink, very light
Oct 23rd, 2017Good table wine. Full bodied and balanced
Good table wine. Full bodied and balanced
Oct 6th, 2017
This one confused everyone in the blind. I wanted to call it a GSM blend from rhone(it even has some of that funky wet wool of brettanomyces and leathery animal smells characteristic of syrah). Ive never seen these things in a Malbec yet and I suspect this was the case more often before globalizing their market. Less new oak than I am used to as well. Heck it's not even purple.
That said...
Dried black cherries and blackberries on the nose here, not much fruit, smoky leathery slightly Brett slightly funky nose. Dried dark brambly wild berry smells.
Taste comes through as dark tobacco cocoa leathered hide with berries similar to the nose. Tannins a pretty solid medium along with acid and alcohol too.
While this doesn't quite fit my general expectations of a malbec, it is growing on me. Heck by the bottom of this 2nd glass I might even prefer it.
This one confused everyone in the blind. I wanted to call it a GSM blend from rhone(it even has some of that funky wet wool of brettanomyces and leathery animal smells characteristic of syrah). Ive never seen these things in a Malbec yet and I suspect this was the case more often before globalizing their market. Less new oak than I am used to as well. Heck it's not even purple.
That said...
Dried black cherries and blackberries on the nose here, not much fruit, smoky leathery slightly Brett slightly funky nose. Dried dark brambly wild berry smells.
Taste comes through as dark tobacco cocoa leathered hide with berries similar to the nose. Tannins a pretty solid medium along with acid and alcohol too.
While this doesn't quite fit my general expectations of a malbec, it is growing on me. Heck by the bottom of this 2nd glass I might even prefer it.
Woody, little bitter on finish, smooth. Pretty good wine but I like the Cab version better.
Woody, little bitter on finish, smooth. Pretty good wine but I like the Cab version better.
Feb 5th, 2017
Was solid Red.. not bad, just good. Not great.
Was solid Red.. not bad, just good. Not great.
Dec 25th, 2016
dark and round and smooth but just not enough happening...
dark and round and smooth but just not enough happening...
Feb 17th, 2016