2012 Terrazas Malbec
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The 2012 Malbec Reserva is quite dark-colored and concentrated offering aromas of ripe plums, cherries and violets plus a pinch of spices. The palate is soft, with good concentration and polished tannins, less powerful than you'd expect for the nose. 800,000 bottles produced.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Bronze medal winner. 100% Malbec. RS 1.8 g/l. New French oak barrels, first and second use, for 12 months. Purplish crimson. Very sweet black cherry nose. Then some quite heavily extracted fruit with roasted aromas but not that intense in terms of palate weight. Middle of the road. Quite evolved. (JR)
Full red with ruby highlights. Blackberry, mocha and coffee on the nose, plus a hint of licorice pastille. Silky-smooth and sweet, even thick, but with enticing floral lift to the very ripe flavors of cherry, currant and mocha. Finishes with broad, sweet, building tannins and noteworthy richness. (I should note that an earlier sample of at least equal quality seemed much more tightly wound and primary, and showed a cooler character to its fruit. Its tannins were very suave, but this sample's clarity and energy suggested that it will need a couple years of additional cellaring.)
About the producer
This estate was created by Moët & Chandon in the early 1990s, focused on still wine from high-altitude sites in Mendoza. The property focuses on Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, but is best known for its collaboration with Cheval Blanc, Cheval des Andes.