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"This shows how powerful Argentine Malbec can be, with a torrent of blackberry, boysenberry and bittersweet ganache notes. But there's exceptional drive and focus here as well, with a great graphite spine driving through the spice- and floral-infused finish. A stunner for its combination of power and precision, and the best wine yet from this winery."

This wine was named #5 of Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2012.

"This is a bird of a different feather, with an exotic, vibrant aroma of toasted coconut, followed by an almond cream note that gives way to the core of green fig, papaya, Cavaillon melon and honey. There's stunning richness and mouthfeel, with the power to be one of the longer-lived wines of the vintage. Very impressive."

"Poached pear, nectarine and orange peel on the nose, along with a pungent herbal accent. Lush and creamy in texture, with gently sweet pit fruit flavors and a touch of heat. Becomes tighter with air and finishes with good bite and modest persistence."

"Complex aromas of currant, licorice, graphite, bitter chocolate, smoked meat, tobacco and brown spices. Began juicy, penetrating and quite youthfully unevolved, but aeration brought a suppler, rounder texture and more generosity to this impressively structured wine. Complicating notes of bitter cherry, menthol and minerals. This will require a good eight to ten years of aging but the substantial tannins are sweet and lush." Reviewed by Stephen Tanzer.

"Rich aromas of tropical fruit, such as passion fruit, citrus and papaya, followed by delicate floral notes. On the palate the wine is wonderfully fresh and wellbalanced, with a lingering finish."