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Maestre de Campo Raboso(2003)
- Winery:
- Varietal:
- Raboso
- Region:
- Raboso
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- varietal, stone fruits, mocha, plum, earthy, red grape, oak - heavy, color descriptors, body - medium, acidic
Ageing: 18 months in French and American oak barrels
Ruby red color with black shades, and with a good concentration. Good typicity showing coffe and chocolates notes. Sweet, exuberant, with a long and concentrated finish.
Potentially good for maturing and ageing.
- October 2007
- Argentina has a long association with Italy and the varietals that the Italian immigrants brought with them. Raboso is an obscure varietal from the Piave area in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. Our first introduction to this varietal comes from this small producer out of Mendoza and it’s a worthy consideration for those who want high quality and esoteric without a hefty price tag. Earthy, spicy, dusty, darker red fruits, reminding of plums and cherry, think of Sangiovese and Tempranillo, are edged nicely with some well integrated oak that adds some nice mocha tones to the dark plum flavors. read more...
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