| Description |
$ / * |
Tasting notes |
2009 Tikal Patriota
Bonarda (Argentina) |
16
*** |
10/2011 Excellent - Big body, nice nose, good fruit.
This wine was the favorite of several that we tasted together. This is a blend of Malbec and Bonarda. |
2009 BenMarco
Malbec (Argentina) |
16
** |
10/2011 Very nice - Big body, nice nose, good fruit. This wine has
lots of depth. This is a blend of Malbec and Bonarda. |
2008 Luca
Malbec (Argentina) |
27
*** |
10/2011 Very nice - Big body, nice nose, good fruit. This wine has
lots of depth. Can drink now, but easily age for a few years. |
2007 Cuvelier Los Andes Collecion
Malbec-Cabernet (Argentina) |
20
** |
08/2011 Pretty good - Big body, nice nose. This wine was interesting,
but does not seem well defined at the moment. |
2010 Hahn GSM
Central Coast (California) |
11
*** |
08/2011 Very nice - Medium body, nice nose, good fruit.
This is a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre (GSM). |
2007 Suyai
Chile
|
25
*** |
08/2011 Very nice - Big body, nice nose, good fruit.
This is a mostly a blend of Cabernet and Cabernet Franc. |
2007 Primus
Chile
|
15
*** |
04/2011 Very nice - Big body, nice nose, good fruit.
This is a blend of Cabernet, Syrah, Merlot and Carmenere. |
2008 Kaiken Ultra
Malbec (Argentina) |
20
*** |
02/2011 Very nice - Big body, nice nose, good fruit. This wine has
lots of depth. Can drink now, but easily age for a few years. |
2007 Cuvelier Los Andes Collecion
Malbec-Cabernet (Argentina) |
20
*** |
02/2011 Very nice - Big body, nice nose, good fruit.
This wine is a Bordeaux blend, and it has some complexity. This needs two years of age to drink. |
2008 Casillero del Diablo Carmenere
Chile - Rapel Valley |
10
** |
12/2009 Nice wine - medium body and fruit.
Tasted this wine along with some Spanish wines. This was a bit lighter wine, but quite a deal a $10. |
| 2005 Melipal Malbec (Argentina) |
20
*** |
12/2008 Nice wine - medium body and fruit.
Tasted this wine along with some Spanish wines, which seemed more well rounded (due to oak). |
2005 Luigi Bosca
Single vineyard Malbec (Argentina) |
16
*** |
11/2008 Very nice - Big body, nice nose, good fruit. This wine has
more depth than most, seems ready to drink. |
2004 Casa da Silva Carmenere
Chile - Colchagua Valley |
10
*** |
01/2007
Nice - medium body, good fruit. This has good balance,
and is a good deal at that price. |
2004 Concha y Toro
Diablo - Carmenere
Chile - Colchagua Valley |
7
** |
01/2007
Nice - light body,
medium fruit. This has good balance, but it was
overshadowed by the Casa da Silva (above). A good deal at that price. |
2003 Envero
Chile - Colchagua Valley |
14
** |
12/2006
Nice - big body, medium fruit. This is a blend of
85% Carmenere and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. We had
this with grilled beef - really good. It is very intense, and I found it
hard to drink with lighter foods. |
2004 Apaltagna Carmenere
Chile - Colchagua Valley |
11
*** |
12/2006
Very nice - medium body and fruit. This
wine really grows in the glass. At first, it seems light
bodied. But after about 20 minutes, it opens up nicely. This wine is
very good for the price! |
| 2001
Rothschild / Catena
Caro (Argentina) |
30
**** |
07/2005
Very nice - big body and fruit. This is a blend of Malbec
and Cabernet Sauvignon. We had this with
grilled beef, and it was great. Expensive, but worth the price. |
2001 Altos
Las Hormigas
Malbec (Argentina) |
9
** |
02/2004 Nice - medium body, good fruit. This
tasted better than previous vintages of this wine. |
1998 McGuigan
Black Label (Australia) |
8
** |
03/2003 Very nice - medium body, good fruit. This has
excellent balance, but it takes about four years to show well. I buy 3-4 bottles
each year to put away until it matures. |
1994 Malbec
Bodega Weinert (Argentina) |
16
*** |
07/2000 Very nice - medium body, good fruit. This wine has
more depth due to age than the Carrascal. It tastes similar to a Merlot. The price is a
bit high for this wine. |
1996 Carrascal
Bodega Weinert (Argentina) |
13
*** |
07/2000 Very nice - medium body, good fruit. This wine is a
blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, and Merlot. It was young and lively and fruity, and
much more palatable than the Cavas de Weinert. This wine is very good for the price! |
1993 Cavas de Weinert
Bodega Weinert (Argentina) |
18
** |
07/2000 Fair - This wine is basically a fancier, longer aged
version of the Carrascal. It is a big bodied wine, but the fruit was dried out. No one
really liked it much. Not recommended. |
1995 McGuigan
Black Label (Australia) |
8
** |
03/1999 Very nice - medium body, good fruit. This has
excellent balance, but it takes three years after vintage to show well. I buy 3-4 bottles
each year to put away until it matures. |