Neil DeSouza

9.0

Wowowow farmy orangey and delicious — 4 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.

Fruity nose of blackberries, black plums, oak, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, vegetables, peppercorn, tobacco, herbs, bell pepper and wet leaves.

Full bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, wood, licorice, spices, dark chocolates, vanilla, coffee, vegetable, earth, leather, tobacco leaf and peppercorn.

Long finish with firm tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a great surprise. This 8 year old Malbec is drinking very nicely now. Well balanced and enjoyable by itself or with food.

This Single Vineyard is showing nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.

Needs 4 hours in a decanter to open up properly and show tannins and all of the complexity.

This was a good vintage in Mendoza and it is showing. Very easy to drink so watch out 😁

Grapes are grown at 3,500 feet elevation, and aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.

15% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$50. — 6 years ago

Jay Miner

9.0

The 2015, the other half of the night's comparison. Less subtle, more floral. Jasmine, rose petal, honey. All powerful, but all a bit separate and distinct. I think this could lie down for a good while. Will be pleased to try another bottle in a few years. — 8 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.0

In a battle of chards, this one wasn't really the best one there. Lost to an 04 Marcassin and a 13 Aubert Ritchie's. This one was pretty grassy for a chardonnay. The buttery characteristic kind of saved it, but a lot of the savory fruit just wasn't there. Definitely agree more with DANIELBLEIER's interpretation of this wine in that it was somewhat buttery, but just didn't seem to have really excellent fruit behind it. I cannot POSSIBLY believe that this one will continue to age all that well, and if I had 12 bottles of this wine left, I would probably try to spend the next 12 days drinking the rest of this one. Completely agree with the 2011-2017 range for best enjoyed, as this one probably was quite a bit more forceful 2-3 years ago. — 8 years ago

LM Segal

9.3

Fruit, acids and tannins faded into the background, initially lost (and thought off and nearly tossed!) due to extreme undergrowth funk. That blew off in 30 mins and what remained was Syrah turned all burgundy, fleshy but light. Not best example, but delicious. — 8 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.4

It's the electric citric sour acidity that carries the day here, as the fruiter and funkier components are still getting their ducks in a row. [Sorry] Really good now, will reward patience. — 8 years ago

Sasha Byers

8.9

I was really surprised at the beautiful balance of this wine. I lost interest in Zinfandels for years, but this is lush, berry-licious , and rich. — 8 years ago

Jill Barclay

9.2

Delicious, but definitely not quite in it’s prime. After a few more years this will be a star. The rendezvous is showing off now - I want to revisit this in a few years. I get strong notes of tobacco, herbs, and smoke balanced with some black cherry. Stronger acidity than than the rendezvous. This would make a great dinner wine! — 5 years ago

Adam Beasley

8.9

Unlike any Malbec I’ve tasted in recent memory with none of the overripe fruit and sweet violet notes I so often find. There was a funky / meaty note on the nose with pepper and red fruit. More earthiness than I was expecting for sure. Blind I may have guessed it was a blend from the Languedoc. Balanced and subtle wine. — 6 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.0

In a vintage that got lost between the heralded 97 and 99 this showed fairly well. Fruit drying out but that ever present eucalyptus note still there. — 8 years ago

Rich Janson

9.4

Very tasty. Lost in the midst of all of the other great wines. — 8 years ago

with Roger and Ralph

Richard Hackathorn

8.9

K&P bought in Branson. Wonderful sipping... — 8 years ago

Victoria Batey

9.0

Berries and spice on the nose. Menthol - but in a good way. Smoke & spices. Wish it were a bit fuller bodied but no other complaints! Really good w sausage pizza. — 8 years ago

jerod peitsmeyer

9.4

what it lost in verve (which isn't much), it gained in depth. amazing. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Cheval des Andes tasting with their technical manager who is also an assistant winemaker. Tasted ‘05, ‘07, ‘14 and ‘15. Very cool story behind this winery (and its affiliation with Chateau Cheval Blanc).

Even though it was the youngest vintage of the evening, the bones are here for this to be a long lived and beautiful wine. Described by them as a “classic vintage”, it also represents a style shift where they will focus only on blending Malbec and Cabernet (percentage will change each year), as opposed to being more Bordeaux in style with merlot and petit Verdot like previous vintages. Very clean. Super aromatic with ripe and sweet red and black fruit. No traces of licorice or squeezed fruit that Malbec can show. Very faint dark cocoa, cedar and herbal notes toward the back. Lovely. — 6 years ago

with Dan

Brent Morgan

9.4

Delicious. Will wait before opening opening. Really good Shadow Canyon fruit, cool climate acidic. Lots of tannins and lots of oak. Will be great when it mellows in a few years. — 7 years ago

Ara Aslanian

9.0

Lost most of its fruit. Great nose, drank a little funky at first but came around after a little time in the glass. — 8 years ago

with Emil and Edward

Ki Punwar

Owner, California Wine Republic

9.4

Wow. Sounds weird but in a hot day, YES — 8 years ago

Barb Anderson

9.1

Medium violet in color, supple tannins, berries & tar. Medium finish. — 8 years ago

Steph Anie

9.0

Grapes sourced from the foothills of the Andes mountains with a combination of altitude and generous Sunshine produces concentrated aromatic fruit. The Aging in Oak barrels during nine months at 7 s Harmony and complexity. Malbec with beautiful deep red color and violet hues, sweet aromas of blackberries and plums with an elegant touch of smoke and vanilla. velvety texture and a sweet long aftertaste (back label)

Great malbec — 8 years ago