Very rich but refined, with alluring spice and violet notes up front, followed by layers of raspberry ganache, black licorice, boysenberry and blueberry compote notes. The long, polished, pure fruit–driven finish sails on. Drink now through 2012. 300 cases made, 150 cases imported.??–JM??Region: Argentina / Mendoza / Luján de Cuyo Select to Add

Lively but also narrow on the nose. The feel is very fresh and juicy due to firm, bracing acidity that gives a tangy, lemony character to the wine’s dark-fruit core. Snappy, linear and crisp for a wine of magnitude and extraction. Some might say it’s sheering and acidic; others might call it ageworthy.——M.S.(3/1/2011)—— 89