Alto Valle de Rio Negro

Friday, July 1, 2011

Don Manuel Villafañe, malbec reserva 2008, an elegant and potent Tupun malbec


Don Manuel Villafañe , Malbec Reserve 2008, By Villafañe & Guzman, USD 28

A Tupungato (`tupun´) vineyard showing typicity in character and attractivess. Round ripe fruit mostly black cherries and boysenberries and black cassis (it shows an edge of red cherries not frecuent in tupun malbecs). Good oaky notes like dark chocolate and a sniffy vanilla. A wide palate at the middle and nice aftertaste memory. Better after an hour opened showing a growing complexity. A 91  points malbec to enjoy the best 4-6 years from harvest. A good value too. Elegant and potent at once.

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