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Bodegas Caro 2003 Amancaya Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec (Mendoza)

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Price $15

Our highest praise goes out to Lafite-Rothschild and Nicolas Catena for putting together this excellent, highly affordable red blend. It smells cool, minty and deeply fruity, with developed blackberry, cassis and smoked meat flavors. Textbook across the board. Masculine and impressive. — M.S. (3/1/2005)

Bodegas Caro 2003 Caro Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec (Mendoza)

Editors' Choice

Price $42

is one way to describe this Cabernet-Malbec blend. The bouquet is full of smoky balsam wood, leather and solid berry fruit, while the palate is both juicy and plentiful as it pushes equal amounts of bold black fruit and warming oak. A very solid Argentinean icon wine with impeccable structure and liveliness. Better in 2008. — M.S. (5/1/2007)

Bodegas Caro 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec (Mendoza)

Price $50

What a pretty blend of Cabernet and Malbec is Caro, a joint venture between Nicolas Catena and the Lafite-Rothschild enterprise. This wine is wonderfully oaked and smooth, with mocha and fine berry aromas sending a positive message of what’s to come. The palate is intense but friendly, with cassis, blackberry and vanilla flavors. Fine grip and good acidity ensure… — M.S. (12/1/2008)

Bodegas Caro 2004 Amancaya Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)

Editors' Choice

Price $18

This has to rank as one of the world’s best wines for the money. The depth is impeccable and the balance and pop are commendable. All hail Argentina, or at least Barons de Rothschild and Nicolas Catena for coming up with this affordable blend of Malbec and Cabernet that pulses with berry fruit, waves of chocolate and so much toasty persistence that it almost… — M.S. (12/31/2005)

Bodegas Caro 2007 Amancaya Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)

Price $21

For a sense of class, elevation and style that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg, this blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon is very much worth a go. It’s versatile and stocky, but it’s no fruit-only lug. That said, expect saturated berry flavors, herbal hints, baked notes and firm tannins. Masculine but approachable. Drink now through 2011. — M.S. (12/31/2008)

Bodegas Caro 2006 Amancaya Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)

Editors' Choice

Price $19

Amancaya, a blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon, never fails to impress. This wine is rich and controlled but also alert and upright. It is juicy and succulent, with ripe blackberry and cassis at its base. Finishes tight and long, and sports a fine structure throughout. — M.S. (12/1/2007)

Bodegas Caro 2005 Caro Red (Mendoza)

Price $50

Commendations go out to this never-fail, high-end blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. It’s arguably a touch brambly and sharp at first, but give it time and any stark, tough characteristics go straight out the window. What’s left is nothing but dark-fruit primary flavors, coconut and vanilla finishing notes, and lots of length. Maybe not the best Caro of all… — M.S. (5/1/2008)

Bodegas Caro 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec (Mendoza)

Price $45

After an earthy, aggressive, almost sweaty start, this joint-venture red from Nicolas Catena and Eric de Rothschild finds its course and manages to improve. The palate is full of acid-driven, amplified cherry and plum flavors, and while there’s a hint of buttery oak resting on the finish, that should subside with airing and a good food pairing. Imported by… — M.S. (6/1/2006)

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