2014 Bramare Zingaretti Malbec

The 2014 Bramare Malbec Zingaretti Vineyard is the third bottling of this old vineyard that is located in Villa Bastías in Tupungato in the Valle de Uco. It fermented in stainless steel tanks and matured in oak barrels until it was bottled unfined and unfiltered 19 months after the harvest. Sixty-five percent of the barrels were new, the majority of them French, with some 5% American. I noticed a slight blurriness in the nose, slightly phenolic, not as focused as others, with some hints of leather and licorice. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a faint dryness. I had the unbottled 2015 next to it, and it was much better, very perfumed and clean, and I'm looking forward to it next time. 5,880 bottles were filled in November 2015.