"Here's my tasting note on the Revancha, Peon Malbec 2012 Mendoza (referred to on some websites as simply Revancha Malbec): Blackish crimson with elderberry-coloured rim. Black core. Restrained, subtle aromas of dark fruit and an attractive dusty quality – extremely delicate fragrance with the lightest floral and spice notes. Seductively deep and fine-grained, smooth, cool tannins. Caressing without smothering, fluid across the palate. Incredibly refined texture and just a hint of juicy freshness on the finish. The oak – 12 months in French oak but only one-third new - is barely noticeable thanks to the stunning fruit quality. Finishes beautifully dry. Fabulous purity.
I scored it 17 out of 20 and thought it was excellent value for money, with the potential to age well for another 4-5 years although it is already delicious.
That stunning fruit quality is attributable to the source of the fruit and the finger-tip finesse of the winemaking (manual harvest and pigeage, fermentation is 80-hl tanks, minimum pressing pressure, light filtration). The grapes come from some of Mendoza's best sites: the Drummond and Perdriel subregions of Luján de Cuyo, at an elevation of 980 metres and grown on poor, shallow and well-drained soils, and the Altamira subregion of the Uco Valley, at 1,100 metres on sandy and limestone soils over calcareous rocks."
I scored it 17 out of 20 and thought it was excellent value for money, with the potential to age well for another 4-5 years although it is already delicious.
That stunning fruit quality is attributable to the source of the fruit and the finger-tip finesse of the winemaking (manual harvest and pigeage, fermentation is 80-hl tanks, minimum pressing pressure, light filtration). The grapes come from some of Mendoza's best sites: the Drummond and Perdriel subregions of Luján de Cuyo, at an elevation of 980 metres and grown on poor, shallow and well-drained soils, and the Altamira subregion of the Uco Valley, at 1,100 metres on sandy and limestone soils over calcareous rocks."
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