From 83-year-old vines, this is an opaque wine with pastry/graham cracker aromas and a little bit of leather and funk. The palate has hard-hitting, cheek-slapping tannins and dense but herbal plum, blackberry and salinic flavors. It’s not elegant or sleek, but it is big, thick and makes its point.
— M.S.
(2/1/2010)
Small-production (300 cases total) SB from high-elevation vineyards with solid apple and citrus aromas. Basic but clean, with lemon, orange, grapefruit and nectarine flavors. Good for Argentina, which doesn’t have much of a track record with Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now.
— M.S.
(12/31/2009)