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Melipal Malbec 2004

Bodega

Range

Wine

Vintage

Origin

Price

Melipal

n/a

Malbec

2004

Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza

AR$38 (US$13)

Appearance

Bright, clear scarlet with some violet hues.

Nose

Dense and concentrated with cherries, plums, coffee, and marzipan. A slight green-pepper fresh herbaceousness.

Palate

Medium bodied, with concentrated sweet ripe black plums and cherries. Robust, chewy tannins and spicy black pepper, coffee and crisp green capsicum. Excellent clean acid finish of good duration.

Overall

Bursting with spicy fruit, acids and tannins, and enough complexity to keep things interesting, this is an excellent choice in its price bracket. Not quite the world-beater that is the Reserva, but for a third of the price, it's a pretty good substitute.

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(November 06)