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| ID | Score | Domaine | Vintage | Appellation | Category | Region | Color | Country | Grapes | Sparkling | Spirit | Phone_1 | Contact | Company | Sommelier_1 | Comment | Tasting date | Details | |
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| 1 | 90 | Abremundos - Octava Alta | 2011 | Mendoza | Red | Argentina | Cabernet Franc, Malbec | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Youthful with a very dark and inky colour. Nose is also really youthful it is rather showing off primary fruit. Slight hint of roasted oak in the background, but quite discreet with some spicy and peppery notes. Palate has a medium weight I would say. It is a wine with a high level of ripeness, so the fruit is rather on the dark side like; cherry, plum or dark cherry, plum, blackberry. Fine pepperiness there and quite mellow extraction. There is a fine level of tannin for sure, but quite well integrated at this stage. Good freshness, quite long finish. With those peppery, spicy notes. So it starts out quite bold and ripe and it finishes on that fresh and spicy side. I don't really pick up any oak on the taste. Good level of acidity as well, because it obviously feels like a quite warm climate with all that ripe fruit, but well balanced. I would call it with a fine drinkability for today, however, it will gain far more complexity from a few more years in the cellar. | More details | ||||||||
| 2 | 88 | Abremundos - Octava Alta | 2014 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Bright dark purple colour. Fresh dark fruit with plum, cherry, mild pepper and some oak. High ripeness on the palate, warm and rounded with sweet dark fruit, yet a fresh backbone and fine tannin, generous bold and rather long finish with aniseed and liquorice notes. | More details | |||||||||
| 3 | 92 | Abremundos - Octava Bassa | 2011 | Mendoza | Red | Argentina | Malbec | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Really youthful and dense colour here, really black-purple colouring the glass. The nose is spicy at first showing off black pepper some dried spices. There is a slight hint of wood. And quite anxious ripe fruit; like plum, dark cherry, some floral notes of violet. Nice palate, I think it has nice layers here. We have a good density, but it is not too massive. I talk about a quite fair extraction here. So fine refreshing tannins, but quite finely grained. I love this fruit here, we have blackberry, dark plum, with this underlying spiciness of freshly ground pepper, plum. Oak is not really present. Barely a little bit on the nose, but finely underlined on the taste. So yeah, really nuanced with a good length. Persistent, with a certain complexity. Fine spiciness on the finish. Good potential here. I mean definitely a wine for further cellaring if you want to, but I think it has a good drinkability today if you want to drink it. | More details | ||||||||
| 4 | 86 | Abremundos - Octava Bassa | 2014 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | Malbec | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Intense dark purple colour. Youthful and restrained nose, some roasted notes, almond, new oak and floral dark fruit. Dense and tight palate, a bit unresolved on the tannic side with some wood influence, has the weight and length to develop but appears a bit closed today. | More details | ||||||||
| 5 | 92 | Abremundos - Octava Superior | 2011 | Mendoza | Red | Argentina | Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Syrah | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Really dark colour here, blue-purple core and still very young at the rim as well. Intense nose, very much on the fruity side, more modern style I would say. Not a lot of oak rather inky, dark fruit; like dark plum, blackberry, slight spiciness there of some ground pepper, plum, some meaty notes as well. Nice palate here. I think it has a good density of fruit. It is not really massive, but still high concentration of fruit, high ripeness and fine level of extractions. Tannins here are finely grained. I think it is quite multi-layered. Beyond that very nice, dark fruit there is fine notes of ground pepper, plum. Keeps lingering on the finish. A certain level of complexity. Nice length, fine spiciness on the finish. It is obviously a warm climate style. But I think that the alcohol is not really noticeable. The oak is laid-back as well. Still very youthful, but already pretty delicious. However, with a very good potential for the cellar. | More details | ||||||||
| 6 | 88 | Abremundos - Octava Superior | 2013 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Inky dark purple colour. Youthful nose, dark berries, cassis, some oak, leather and liquorice notes. The palate is youthful, dense and tight, still with a tannic backbone, but good length, potent for development but a bit restrained today. | More details | |||||||||
| 7 | 86 | Abremundos - Página 1 Blend | 2013 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Inky black colour. Intense nose with high ripeness, herbal notes and jammed berries with creme de cassis notes and roasted oak. Dense and extracted palate, rather firm tannin, restrained fruit and dominating oak, some roasted and burnt flavours on the finish. Ambitious but still dominated by oak and tannin. | More details | |||||||||
| 8 | 89 | Alba En Los Andes - Estate Reserve Malbec | 2015 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | Larsson | Dark purple hue. Dark fruit and some meaty notes with clove, pepper and vanilla notes. Full and firm grip with plum and blackberry notes. Young but ripe tannin and a fresh backbone, oak feels well integrated and finish is long with juicy fruit. | More details | ||||||||||
| 9 | 82 | Alba En Los Andes - Finca Chardonnay | 2016 | Uco Valley | White | Argentina | Larsson | Bright light golden hue. The nose is dominated by oak, vanilla, corn and butter. Slightly sweet palate with creamy yellow fruit, vanilla and wood, soft and rounded with moderate finish and some sweetness. | More details | ||||||||||
| 10 | 89 | Alba En Los Andes - Finca Malbec | 2015 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | Larsson | Youthful and inky dark purple colour. Ripe nose with floral notes, cassis, violet and dark berries. The palate is warm and concentrated with polished texture, modest oak, fresh dark fruit, crushed blackberry and mildly spicy notes with a long plush finish. | More details | ||||||||||
| Avg = 88,20 |
| ID | Score | Domaine | Vintage | Appellation | Category | Region | Color | Country | Grapes | Sparkling | Spirit | Phone_1 | Contact | Company | Sommelier_1 | Comment | Tasting date | Details | |
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| 1 | 90 | Abremundos - Octava Alta | 2011 | Mendoza | Red | Argentina | Cabernet Franc, Malbec | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Youthful with a very dark and inky colour. Nose is also really youthful it is rather showing off primary fruit. Slight hint of roasted oak in the background, but quite discreet with some spicy and peppery notes. Palate has a medium weight I would say. It is a wine with a high level of ripeness, so the fruit is rather on the dark side like; cherry, plum or dark cherry, plum, blackberry. Fine pepperiness there and quite mellow extraction. There is a fine level of tannin for sure, but quite well integrated at this stage. Good freshness, quite long finish. With those peppery, spicy notes. So it starts out quite bold and ripe and it finishes on that fresh and spicy side. I don't really pick up any oak on the taste. Good level of acidity as well, because it obviously feels like a quite warm climate with all that ripe fruit, but well balanced. I would call it with a fine drinkability for today, however, it will gain far more complexity from a few more years in the cellar. | More details | ||||||||
| 2 | 88 | Abremundos - Octava Alta | 2014 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Bright dark purple colour. Fresh dark fruit with plum, cherry, mild pepper and some oak. High ripeness on the palate, warm and rounded with sweet dark fruit, yet a fresh backbone and fine tannin, generous bold and rather long finish with aniseed and liquorice notes. | More details | |||||||||
| 3 | 92 | Abremundos - Octava Bassa | 2011 | Mendoza | Red | Argentina | Malbec | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Really youthful and dense colour here, really black-purple colouring the glass. The nose is spicy at first showing off black pepper some dried spices. There is a slight hint of wood. And quite anxious ripe fruit; like plum, dark cherry, some floral notes of violet. Nice palate, I think it has nice layers here. We have a good density, but it is not too massive. I talk about a quite fair extraction here. So fine refreshing tannins, but quite finely grained. I love this fruit here, we have blackberry, dark plum, with this underlying spiciness of freshly ground pepper, plum. Oak is not really present. Barely a little bit on the nose, but finely underlined on the taste. So yeah, really nuanced with a good length. Persistent, with a certain complexity. Fine spiciness on the finish. Good potential here. I mean definitely a wine for further cellaring if you want to, but I think it has a good drinkability today if you want to drink it. | More details | ||||||||
| 4 | 86 | Abremundos - Octava Bassa | 2014 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | Malbec | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Intense dark purple colour. Youthful and restrained nose, some roasted notes, almond, new oak and floral dark fruit. Dense and tight palate, a bit unresolved on the tannic side with some wood influence, has the weight and length to develop but appears a bit closed today. | More details | ||||||||
| 5 | 92 | Abremundos - Octava Superior | 2011 | Mendoza | Red | Argentina | Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Syrah | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Really dark colour here, blue-purple core and still very young at the rim as well. Intense nose, very much on the fruity side, more modern style I would say. Not a lot of oak rather inky, dark fruit; like dark plum, blackberry, slight spiciness there of some ground pepper, plum, some meaty notes as well. Nice palate here. I think it has a good density of fruit. It is not really massive, but still high concentration of fruit, high ripeness and fine level of extractions. Tannins here are finely grained. I think it is quite multi-layered. Beyond that very nice, dark fruit there is fine notes of ground pepper, plum. Keeps lingering on the finish. A certain level of complexity. Nice length, fine spiciness on the finish. It is obviously a warm climate style. But I think that the alcohol is not really noticeable. The oak is laid-back as well. Still very youthful, but already pretty delicious. However, with a very good potential for the cellar. | More details | ||||||||
| 6 | 88 | Abremundos - Octava Superior | 2013 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Inky dark purple colour. Youthful nose, dark berries, cassis, some oak, leather and liquorice notes. The palate is youthful, dense and tight, still with a tannic backbone, but good length, potent for development but a bit restrained today. | More details | |||||||||
| 7 | 86 | Abremundos - Página 1 Blend | 2013 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | gestion.contable@monteviejo.com.ar ; marketing@monteviejo.com.ar | Larsson | Inky black colour. Intense nose with high ripeness, herbal notes and jammed berries with creme de cassis notes and roasted oak. Dense and extracted palate, rather firm tannin, restrained fruit and dominating oak, some roasted and burnt flavours on the finish. Ambitious but still dominated by oak and tannin. | More details | |||||||||
| 8 | 89 | Alba En Los Andes - Estate Reserve Malbec | 2015 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | Larsson | Dark purple hue. Dark fruit and some meaty notes with clove, pepper and vanilla notes. Full and firm grip with plum and blackberry notes. Young but ripe tannin and a fresh backbone, oak feels well integrated and finish is long with juicy fruit. | More details | ||||||||||
| 9 | 82 | Alba En Los Andes - Finca Chardonnay | 2016 | Uco Valley | White | Argentina | Larsson | Bright light golden hue. The nose is dominated by oak, vanilla, corn and butter. Slightly sweet palate with creamy yellow fruit, vanilla and wood, soft and rounded with moderate finish and some sweetness. | More details | ||||||||||
| 10 | 89 | Alba En Los Andes - Finca Malbec | 2015 | Uco Valley | Red | Argentina | Larsson | Youthful and inky dark purple colour. Ripe nose with floral notes, cassis, violet and dark berries. The palate is warm and concentrated with polished texture, modest oak, fresh dark fruit, crushed blackberry and mildly spicy notes with a long plush finish. | More details | ||||||||||
| Avg = 88,20 |