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Bodega Vistandes 2005 Gradum Reserve Malbec (Mendoza)
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- $14
It’s not often that you get the chance to try an aged Malbec for this price. The nose is sweet but also a bit soupy, while the palate is lively and delivering mature flavors of stewed cherry, cassis and raisin. Long on the finish, with brown sugar notes. A wine with finesse and restraint to drink now.
— M.S.
(5/1/2011)
Bodega Vistandes 2005 Gradum Reserve Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)
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Earthy and spicy on the nose, with tomato and raisin but also some herbal green, which is likely attributable to the 50% Cabernet in this Malbec-CS blend. Tame on the palate, with tomatoey notes and dry raspberry flavors. Simple and pleasant but more herbal and less exciting that Gradum’s straight ’05 Malbec.
— M.S.
(5/1/2011)
Bodega Vistandes 2009 Alto Las Tacas Malbec (Mendoza)
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- $10
Rusty in color, with a mildly mulchy, leafy nose that’s also slightly floral and smells of orange peel. Zesty in the mouth, with a lean profile and tart flavors of red cherry, plum and herbs.
— M.S.
(5/1/2011)
Bodega Vistandes 2006 Viña Famatina Malbec (Famatina Valley)
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- $12
Prickly red-fruit aromas open the show, and after that it’s briary. The palate delivers a choppy feel along with herbal, briary fruit flavors and earthy soupiness. Finishes with some burn, but overall it’s still a decent, drinkable wine.
— M.S.
(12/31/2010)
Bodega Vistandes 2009 Alto Las Tacas Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)
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Weak and brambly smelling, with mustardy aromas along with leathery red-fruit scents. The palate is astringent, with tomato, basil and stewed berry flavors. Finishes in similar fashion.
— M.S.
(3/1/2011)
Bodega Vistandes 2008 Viña Famatina Cabernet Sauvignon (Famatina Valley)
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Stalky and green smelling, with tobacco and stemmy fruit aromas. The palate is scratchy and stewy, with soupy flavors of tomato and raspberry. Herbal on the deficient finish.
— M.S.
(8/1/2011)
Bodega Vistandes 2009 Alto Las Tacas Torrontés (Mendoza)
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- $10
Smells like corn and a burning hay field, and the palate has little to no fruit left. The mouthfeel is wet and grabby, while the finish is bready then turns bitter. On its last legs; wait for 2010.
— M.S.
(3/1/2011)
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