Carlos Basso
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Carlos Basso 2005 Signature Blend Red (Uco Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $25
Warm and complete, with oak-influenced char and licorice along with black fruits on the bouquet. An elegant Uco Valley specimen with refined, full-force flavors of cola, blackberry, tobacco and chocolate. Turns more complex and satisfying on the finish. Drink this high-quality value now through 2013. A blend of Malbec at 50%, with Cabernet, Petit Verdot and Syrah.
— M.S.
(12/31/2010)
Carlos Basso 2004 Malbec (Luján de Cuyo)
- Best Buy
- $13
Smooth, fruity and a touch earthy on the nose, with pure raspberry, plum and cassis in proper doses. Quite comfortable across the palate, where juicy acids wrestle with full tannins. Finishes big, with chocolate.
— M.S.
(12/1/2006)
Carlos Basso 2004 Red (Uco Valley)
- $29
Basso’s premium blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Syrah and Merlot is an example of good fruit meeting good winemaking. With leather and brick dust accenting black-fruit aromas, the bouquet is positive. And the flavors of plum, blackberry, soy sauce and cola are very nice. A breakout wine for this winery.
— M.S.
(8/1/2009)
Carlos Basso 2006 Signature Blend Red (Uco Valley)
- $25
Stout and a little baked up front, with heavy berry and slightly stewy aromas. Chewy and meaty on the palate, with plum, berry, leather and herbal flavors that marry well and show complexity. Fine structure and tightness suggest this Malbec-led blend could age for a while longer; drink now through 2014.
— M.S.
(11/1/2011)
Carlos Basso 2004 Dos Fincas Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec (Uco Valley)
- Best Buy
- $10
An excellent wine for the money. All of Basso’s current wines are rock solid, including this blend of Cabernet and Malbec, which shows jammy berry aromas backed by plump blackberry and strawberry flavors. Solid and flush throughout, with nary a flaw.
— M.S.
(12/1/2006)
Carlos Basso 2008 Dos Fincas Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec (Uco Valley)
- Best Buy
- Online Exclusive
- $10
Meaty and earthy, with leather and early sulfur to the nose. The palate is big, round and grabby, with warm, lush berry fruit and scattershot accents of herbs and leather. Delivers a ton of oomph for the price, and also good berry and herbal finishing flavors. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Malbec.
— M.S.
(11/1/2010)
Carlos Basso 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (San Carlos)
- Best Buy
- $13
Root beer and tree bark aromas give this a rooty, savory, almost baked quality. But the palate is ripe and pure, with cassis, black cherry and fresh prune flavors. Finishing fudge and coffee notes amid strong but respectable tannins make this a worthy value.
— M.S.
(12/1/2007)
Carlos Basso 2006 Malbec (San Carlos)
- Best Buy
- $13
Basso makes good wines year in and year out. This Malbec is saturated and potent. It needs time to air out or it could be intimidating. Once open, look for cassis and blackberry flavors in front of a dessert-worthy finish. Tastes a touch hot despite only 13.5% posted alcohol.
— M.S.
(12/1/2007)
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