Grown in Mendoza, Argentina.
Imported by Cupcake Vineyards, Livermore, CA
Grown at 2,400 feet under the shadow of the snow covered Andes mountains, this Mendoza region wine is more talk than action. The back of the label mentions flavors of plums, raspberries and a dark chocolate flour less cupcake. Really?
This wine is priced in the reasonable to cheap category, but you get what you pay for in this case.
Prefer the Sensual or Robert Mondavi over this Cupcake.
Raised in Mendoza, Argentina
Imported by Redwood Creek Winery, Modesto, CA
I wanted to like this wine but felt it was just not quite as good as the Robert Mondavi PS ’11 or Sensual ’12. Not sure why. Same grape, same region, same year.
This wine’s taste was much like the Sensual and Mondavi but there was a slight shift that did not work in the Redwood Creek’s favor. The price is about the same so if I had my option, I’d choose the others.
Mendoza, Malbec Product of Argentina
Imported by CWUS Imports, Acampo, CA
Another reasonably priced, Mendoza raised wine. This tastes very similar to the Sensual 2012 used as my Malbec standard to compare the other wines.
Grapey, but not overly. OK. Not sweet. Kind of flat. Short tongue life. On the heavy side ala a Cabernet Sauvignon.
Produced & bottled by Valentin Bianchi, Mendoza, Argentina
Imported by Quintessential LLC, Napa
Reasonably priced, nicely painted and cheesily named, this Mendoza raised wine is the Malbec the Dude of Food used as my standard to compare the other wines.
Grapey, but not overly. OK. Not sweet. Kind of flat. Short tongue life. On the heavy side ala a Cabernet Sauvignon.