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Andeluna Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Bodega

Range

Wine

Vintage

Origin

Price

Andeluna

n/a

Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon

2004

Valle de Uco, Mendoza

AR$58 (US$19)

Appearance

Light, clear ruby with brick hues.

Nose

Fresh and forward with blackcurrants, green peppers, oaky characters of caramel, sawdust and wood shavings. Underlying crisp minerality of damp river-stones.

Palate

Fairly light-bodied. Warm impression (14.5% alcohol) with spicy blackcurrant jams, black pepper, and cinnamon. Suggestions of liquorice, mocha, and a green bell pepper acidity, with mildly aggressive wood tannins.

Overall

Perhaps slightly over-oaked (12 months French oak, first use), and a shade too hot on the finish, but otherwise excellent. There is undeniably a lot of wine in every glass. A year or two for the tannins to soften and the oak to integrate a little more into the abundant fruit, and this could lift up a notch or two yet.  Great value.

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(November 06)