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Ben Marco Expresivo Mendoza 2005

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Ben Marco Expresivo Mendoza (2005)

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Argentina, and in particular the region around Mendoza, is making a name for itself as the source of some of the finest expressions of Malbec ever made. In this warm, yet dry climate the Malbec achieves near perfect ripeness endowing the wines with a velvety texture and intense flavors of blackberry, peppery spice, and balsamic herbs. The cooler, well-drained slopes of the hillsides of the region have proven to be ideally suited for Malbec, allowing for the wines to achieve a level of complexity and harmony that rivals those of Napa or Bordeaux.

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Snooth User: enotheque
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Awesome and at the higher end of the value Argentine blend price point. Nevertheless, this wine easily owns pricier, points-hyped blends that get the end-of-year thumbs up (cough, top 100) in the glossy magazines. This particular wine clearly represents a masterclass in blending technique by Pedro Marchevsky. The actual, correct variety composition of the blend is:

55% Malbec
15% Bonarda
10% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Syrah
10% Merlot

Unbelievable balance of flavors, with the depth, color and backbone that Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon contribute, read more...


February 2009

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A truely wonderful wine produced in the tiniest of quantities. 50% Malbec, 10% Syrah, 15% Bonarda, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Tannat. Hand picked, destemmed and lightly crushed with an extended maceration of 30 days. The root stocks used are ungrafted, as Argentina was lucky enough to avoid the dreaded Phylloxera aphid.


 

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