Casarena
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Casarena 2009 Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)
- $20
This is a rich, plush Cabernet, with a sense of elegance. It smells like prune, blackberry, coffee and toast. The concentrated palate boasts prune, olive, coffee and dark berry flavors. Drink or hold for a few years.
— M.S.
(12/31/2012)
Casarena 2010 Malbec (Mendoza)
- $20
Much better than the 2009, this Malbec opens with menthol, leather and herb aromas along with notes of berries. It feels deep, with a medium body and sweet, friendly, flavors of blackberry, brown sugar and chocolate. The finish tastes slightly candied.
— M.S.
(8/1/2012)
Casarena 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)
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- $17
This delivers a solid mix of red fruits, herbs and spices on the nose. The palate feels a little jagged, but it’s forward and contains lively flavors of cherry, plum, nutmeg and brown sugar. It’s fruity on the finish, with a dash of cocoa.
— M.S.
(8/1/2012)
Casarena 2011 Chardonnay (Mendoza)
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- $17
Butter and coconut aromas announce the liberal use of oak, which the palate echoes with its round, resiny feel and flavors of vanilla, wood and baked pear. This is soft, flat and sugary tasting, with an oaky finish.
— M.S.
(2/1/2013)
Casarena 2011 Esencia Red (Mendoza)
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- $12
This is an easy type of wine made from Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It opens with simple, familiar aromas of jammy berry and milk chocolate, followed by a creamy-textured palate, with thickness and oaky flavors of hickory, raspberry jam and vanilla. Beyond that, it doesn’t offer much complexity or nuance.
— M.S.
(2/1/2013)
Casarena 2009 Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon (Agrelo)
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- $17
Rubbery, dense aromas are murky and on the green side as leafy, tomato notes rise up. Feels a bit thick and heavy, with herbal, sticky, sweet berry flavors mixed with a syrupy grab. Carries its weight in plodding fashion; a sweet and unctuous Cab.
— M.S.
(11/1/2011)
Casarena 2011 Estate Bottled Sauvignon Blanc (Mendoza)
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- $15
Notes of vanilla, melon and oily bitterness define the nose. The wine feels both creamy and grabby, with pithy, sweet-tasting flavors of melon and peach. A persistent, mild bitterness downgrades the finish.
— M.S.
(2/1/2013)
Casarena 2010 Reserva Sinergy Red (Mendoza)
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- $25
The quality of Casarena’s wines range from excellent to not great, with all points in between represented. This Malbec-led blend is heavy and raisiny on the nose, then syrupy in the mouth, with flavors running straight to candied and flat.
— M.S.
(5/1/2013)
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