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Clos de los Siete 2006 Red (Uco Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $18
Never in its young history has the Clos 7 blend tasted this good right away. The ’06 shows excellent young aromas of charcoal, black pepper and blackberry. The palate preserves that pepper and coffee blackness as it strides across ripe, satisfying blackberry and cassis flavors. It’s 45% Malbec and then smaller amounts of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Made…
— M.S.
(8/1/2008)
Clos de los Siete 2003 Malbec (Mendoza)
- Editors' Choice
- $16
Pure and inky. The nose offers graphite, earth and a huge amount of blackberry. The ripe palate is deep and defined, with a layer or two of complexity. Finishes with oak shadings, a splash of mint, and chocolate. Because the vineyards that yield this wine are still young, expect only better things in the future. Congratulations to Clos leader Michel Rolland and his…
— M.S.
(7/1/2005)
Clos de los Siete 2007 Red (Mendoza)
- $18
Clos de los Siete, the amalgmated product of Michel Rolland’s Uco Valley wine commune, is rich, round and ripe, with deep aromas and trimmings like polished oak and minerality. The wine is proper, medium to full in size, and full of blackberry, plum and cocoa. No hiccups, pure fruit and complexity make this stellar for the price.
— M.S.
(8/1/2009)
Clos de los Siete 2002 7 Red (Mendoza)
- Best Buy
- $15
This new Malbec comes courtesy of Michel Rolland, who has shown his skill before with the grape, at Yacochuya in Cafayete. This wine is sweet and lush, with plum and cassis in droves. In the mouth, it’s round, textured and masculine, yet devoid of hard tannins. High in alcohol (14.5%) but not hot. Derived from seven Mendoza vineyards.
— M.S.
(10/1/2004)
Clos de los Siete 2004 Red Wine (Mendoza)
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- $17
A bit of marmalade and violets accent the bold, dark nose. Not at all subtle, with syrupy berry flavors offset by a whack of bitter chocolate. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and plenty of oak on the finish. A ripe, untamed, candied wine that will settle with more bottle age. Imported by Dourthe USA.
— M.S.
(6/1/2006)
Clos de los Siete 2009 Red (Mendoza)
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- $18
Sweet and pleasant smelling, with aromas of wild herbs, lavender and jammy black fruits. Feels chunky and solid, with a grainy, mildly tannic mouthfeel and bright raspberry, cassis and plum flavors. Stout and just rich and thick enough on the finish; Malbec with Merlot, Cabernet, Syrah and Petit Verdot.
— M.S.
(3/1/2012)
Clos de los Siete 2008 Red (Mendoza)
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- $19
Heady and floral, but also kind of closed, tight and generic on the nose. The palate packs in the extract, acidity and tannins to create a tough but loud flavor set of blackberry, pepper and licorice. Pointed on the finish and less friendly than past vintages.
— M.S.
(11/1/2010)
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