Achaval Ferrer, Finca Mirador other_regions with 30% new oak

with 30% new oak

I very much like the mouth feel of the distinctly mineral-tinged medium-bodied flavors that possess outstanding complexity while concluding in a tension-filled and impressively persistent finish

This would appear to have outstanding underlying material but it was quite awkward and frankly difficult to judge and my score mixes a bit of reservation with the benefit of the doubt

(from Les Porroux)

rich and well-detailed flavors exude evident minerality that carries over to the balanced if compact

Achaval Ferrer, Finca Mirador other_regions with 30% new oakAs for the single vineyard wines, the 2011 Malbec Finca Mirador is from Medrano, at 720 meters altitude, on the west parcel, where the soils are deep and clay rich. This is their warmest single vineyard with very fine tannins, concentrated but balanced, with aromas and flavors of dark fruit, graphite and black spice. The palate is medium bodied, ripe and round, no edges, sophisticated and precise. It is always the wine that shows well early. I had the