2023 Bramare Malbec Vina Cobos Valle de Uco - Special Autumn Six Pack

91points - Robertparker.com

Sourced from vineyards spanning the area, the 2023 Bramare Valle de Uco Malbec is a very solid overview of the region, opening with a fresh, high-toned bouquet of floral notes, red fruits and chalky overtones. The palate follows suit with a slender, tensile mouthfeel and a fittingly energetic finish that lingers with refined tannins and a firm core of mineral textures.

In 1989, Paul Hobbs visited Mendoza for the first time. Driving over the Andes from Chile, he fell in love with the place and the people, but also with its potential to make great wine.

He began experimenting with wild fermented Chardonnay and then with the variety that would become Argentina’s calling card – Malbec; his first 10-barrel vintage of Malbec persuaded the American press of the potential of this grape. Paul established his own winery, Viña Cobos, in 1999 and over 20 years later, continues to make wines that are authentic expressions of the terroir they come from. In his exploration of the different terroirs across Mendoza, Paul looks to the most distinguished regions of Luján de Cuyo and Valle de Uco to produce wines that uniquely express their origins. The winery’s elegant and balanced wines are a result of meticulous vineyard farming and utmost respect for terroir.

Viticulture

Luján de Cuyo, is known historically as the ‘prime zone’ for wine-growing in Mendoza, situated at a high altitude of 3,250 to 3,470 feet (990 to 1,060 meters) and in a semi-desert climate, the low-nutrient gravelly soils provide ideal conditions for producing high quality grapes. Hand harvested.

Winemaking

Aged 18 months in French oak barrels, with a small percentage of first-use barrels. Each batch is harvested and elaborated separately to define the final cut after aging. Bottled unfined.

Tasting Note

Deep ruby red colour with violet tones. Aromas of red fruit, plum, graphite and floral notes. The palate is round and balanced, with sweet and juicy tannins.  Delightfully plush and generous on the palate, this is simply a glorious glass of Malbec!