Vina Amalia Reserva Malbec 2010
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Robert
Parker
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Product Details
Varietal
Region
Producer
Vintage
2010
Size
750ML
ABV
14%
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Smooth, fruity, and a touch earthy on the nose, with pure raspberry, plum, and cassis in proper doses. Quite comfortable across the palate, where juicy acids wrestle with full tannins. Finishes big, with chocolate.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2010 Malbec Reserva delivers lots of spice, floral notes, sandalwood, and black cherry aromas in its inviting bouquet. Smooth, silky, and plush on the palate, it over-delivers in a big way. Another outstanding value, it too will have a span of peak drinking lasting 5-6 years.
Other Vintages
2012-
James
Suckling
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Originally from Genoa, Italy, the Basso Family has been producing wine
since 1922. In their beginning they owned the "Purísima" winery from
where they sold wines in 220 liter wooden barrels. In 1935, Adolfo Basso,
together with his brother Tulio, purchased the "Santa Ana" winery,
eventually turning it into one of Argentina's largest bodegas. Seeking to
simplify their lives and once again become involved in small production
winemaking, the family sold "Santa Ana" in 1996. Using the profits from
this sale the Basso's purchased and remodeled a small winery (Vina Amalia) in Carrodilla, Mendoza the following year. Inside this space the "Carlos Basso" project was born. The winery is 100% estate, with two vineyards in Mendoza's Uco Valley. Carlos and his son Adolfo run the day to day operations of the winery.
Most distinguished and celebrated from Argentina’s Mendoza, Malbec has seen runaway success since the early 2000s. Mendoza’s agreeable, continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold snowy winters allows the perfect conditions for growing outstanding Malbec. This grape is easy to like for its lusty, deep flavors and aromas of blackberry, plum, red cherry, autumn spice and tilled earth. It’s easy to find delicious, fruit-driven, affordable everyday examples and in prices beyond, quite exceptional ones with dense, supple textures that make them capable of aging.
BVWVAMALMAL_2010 Item# 118753