Altocedro Malbec Blend Desnudos 2004
97 Points
Classic

Altocedro Malbec Blend Desnudos 2004

This is a captivating wine that is both rich and concentrated, but focused, with a racy beam of raspberry ganache, blueberry, fig and plum fruit and freshly roasted coffee and vanilla bean notes. The velvety smooth finish just sails on for a full minute. The blend of Malbec and Tempranillo adds a deliciously exotic component guaranteed to seduce your senses anytime now (after decanting) through 2014. INSIDERS.com WINE Argentina’s red wines are emerging from obscurity to capture the fancy of American wine lovers, delivering vivid fruit flavors and plush textures…Argentina’s top Malbecs are rich, fleshy, fruit-driven wines, with flavors of blackberry, blueberry and plum that are accented by signature notes of meat or game and spices. They generally show plenty of toasty, chocolaty oak, plush textures and a good balance between acidity and tannins.

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