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87
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
New listing, from one of the star wineries of Mendoza. Charming, clean, soft, ripe bing cherry, vanilla, with typical Argentina dusty sage nose. Medium-full bodied, quite plush; soft tannin and some heat. Good length. Now to 2011.
- Price:
- $9.95
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Malbec
- Vintage:
- 2006
- Region:
- Mendoza
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