Malma Merlot Reserva 2005, By Bodega NQN, USD 13
Nice merlot from San Patricio´s Valley ,Neuquén, Northpatagonia.
Dark ruby with attractive plum and cherries compote and a wide middle palate. Strong but sweet tannins ending quite short though. Chocolate and tabacco off the top. Nice balance for a wine at the end of its best moment. I´d say 89 points with very good value. The Cab Sav 05 was more balanced (and the malbec was super and actually went to the `colección 05´blend of superlative quality).
I enjoyed this merlot time after time and got not enough though. The red deep and strong is giving place to a more brownish shade of evolution but the palate is getting more complex and attractive. You may notice this change in Merlot and Pinot from Patagonia which tend to brown pretty soon reached 3-4 years of proper cellar. Malbec and Cab Sau keep quite long their darkness and bluish red. Merlot gain complexity before lossing grip al over this brown stage.
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