Masi, Passodoble Tupungato 2009, Malbec & Corvina, By Vigneti La Arboleda S.A., USD 15
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A blend of Malbec and Corvina from Tupungato and with a tachnique of 'apassimento' typical of Amarone Wines (sundrying before fermenting)
Nice and basic with red soft fruits and some timid concentration of Uco Valley with delicate oak chocolate. The wine shows a translucent shade unusual in Mendoza´s malbecs. A correct wine but soft and poorly complex. A style I expect from most Italian reds rather than Uco´s reds. Some people may like this style,
most problably won´t. An 86 point red I feel it overpriced and non competitive unless you like the usual Italian style reds (but in such case you´ll probably prefer and genuine Tuscan born and raised).
It may be a palatable curious Italian red made abroad. Its not a bad wine but it doesn´t serve mendoza´s best interests.
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