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Domaine Bousquet Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Domaine Bousquet Sauvignon Blanc 2019

Domaine Bousquet’s 2019 Sauvignon Blanc is crafted from organically-grown estate fruit and fruit purchased in the Uco Valley. It’s a light, crisp style, ideal for those who don’t like fuller, fleshier examples of the varietal. Opens with lemon zest, meadow flowers, pear, and dried thyme. In the mouth snappy acidity and a profile that moves […]

Domaine Bousquet Orgánic Grape Rosé 2018

Domaine Bousquet Orgánic Grape Rosé 2018

A blend 50% Malbec and 50% Cabernet crafted from organically farmed grapes in Mendoza’s Uco Valley. The winery is owned by the Bousquet family, fourth-generation winemakers from France’s city of Carcassone—the wines are always well crafted, as is the case with their 2018 rosé, grown at an elevation of 4,000 feet, it’s bright and fresh […]

Alamos Selección Malbec 2016

Alamos Selección Malbec 2016

Always an excellent value, the 2016 Alamos Selección Malbec is consistent with previous vintages, with a nose generously imbued with plums, black cherries, bittersweet chocolate, earth, and lilting violets. It’s medium-bodied, with fine, slightly green tannins and taught acidity—a pleasant herbaceous note emerges at the finish—cedar, bay leaf, green peppercorn, and sagebrush. 13.5% ABV | […]

Domaine Bousquet Chardonnay 2018

Domaine Bousquet Chardonnay 2018

Abundantly fresh, Domaine Bousquet, an Argentine winery under French ownership, generally offers great value, particularly for those on the hunt for organic wines. This is not one of their more complex offerings, it shows classic orchard fruit on the nose with a hint of subtle spice. 70% of the Chardonnay is aged in stainless, while […]

El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Gualtallary Cabernet Franc 2011

El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Gualtallary Cabernet Franc 2011

We sipped the 2011 El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Gualtallary Cabernet Franc blind and I thought it was perhaps from Italy, such is this wine’s enigmatic profile and finesse. A blend of 85% Cabernet Franc and 15% Malbec all sourced from high-density plantings in Gualtallary—the highest of the Valle de Uco’s viticultural sub-zones, in […]

Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec 2015

Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec 2015

Outstanding for its price point, Trivento’s 2015 Golden Reserve Malbec is another wine I prefer on the second day or post decanting. It’s a serious effort from the Luján de Cuyo district. Opaque with a violet rim, it opens with sensual aromas of plum, black cherry, balsam wood, mocha, and violets. Juicy black fruit is […]

Santa Julia Malbec Organica Rosé 2017

Santa Julia Malbec Organica Rosé 2017

The color of a ballet tutu, From the Zuccardi family, Santa Julia’s organic rose of Malbec offers up aromas of pie cherries, raspberries, strawberries, and warm spice. It’s round, with a core of sweet red berries that are nicely balanced against a backdrop of lively, refreshing acidity. A nice, very quaffable summer sipper. 14.0% ABV […]

Domaine Bousquet Winemaker’s Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Domaine Bousquet Winemaker’s Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

I much preferred Domaine Bousquet’s 2017 Premium Cabernet Sauvignon on the second day—aromatically speaking, it’s far more expressive with air and time—youthful primary aromas and flavors of black currant, black cherry, cassis, dark chocolate shavings and bay leaf unwind against an earthy, muscular backdrop. The tannins are fine, evenly dispersed, and there is a green […]

Trivento Reserve Malbec 2016

Trivento Reserve Malbec 2015

The 2016 Trivento Reserve Malbec delights sports velvety, plush tannins suspended by a bright acid backbone. The profile brims with plums, mulberry, vanilla, cedar, and on the finish a pleasant herbaceous streak of bay leaf and dried herbs and an intriguing meaty rare lamb tone. Great QPR in this bottle. 12.5% ABV | Sample Trivento […]

Domaine Bousquet Brut Rosé NV

Domaine Jean Bousquet Brut Rosé

Ninety points because I was caught quite off guard by this elegant sparkler from Domaine Bousquet. A blend of 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay—all organic fruit grown at high elevation in Argentina’s sparce and arid Tupungato district, it’s fine-boned and as one might expect, graced with high acidity. Aromas of white peach, white flowers, […]

CHRISTINE HAVENS
McMinnville, OR

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