This old-vines Malbec is ripe to the max as it teeters towards raisniny but pulls back with the help of graphite and mild herbal aromas. The palate is big and forward, with a slight acidic bite that keeps it fresher than some hefty Argentine Malbecs. As for flavors, look for a mix of oak, plum, blackberry, tomato and herbs in front of a complex finish. Drink now through 2016. — (5/1/2013) —92

Floral berry aromas bring prune and tree bark as well. The palate is warm but not overextracted, while the flavors of red plum, dry herbs, berry and resiny vanilla turn lemony on the back end. Juicy, perky and herbal on the finish, with some heat.——M.S.(11/1/2011)—— 89