I’ve always enjoyed the wines of Viña Cobos, which is Paul Hobbs Argentina venture and partnership with Andrea Marchiori and Luis Barraud. Their entry level offerings are done under the Felino label and are sourced from selected vineyards in Valle de Uco and Luján de Cuyo in Mendoza. Purple flowers and incense hover around the core of blackberry, licorice, ganache, and vanilla. This has crowdpleaser written all over it. Shockingly good for the price. — 6 years ago
Marchiori vineyard
2006
At La Parada in Walnut Creek — 9 years ago
This is just extraordinary wine! The 2012 vintage is 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Malbec, but Cobos is flagship Argentina for a reason. It may be on the more expensive end, but the ends justify the means! Can't wait to try the James Suckling 100 point Marchiori Malbec. — 9 years ago
De la classe - une coche au dessus du Domaine Barraud (qui était un 2011)
— 10 years ago
The French sure do make some great Chardonnay. — 12 years ago
The wines are the result of a shared passion of three winemakers: Paul Hobbs & Argentine parters Andrea Marchiori & Luis Barraud. Dark Ruby with aromas of berry fruits and complex spice. On the palate concentrated flavors of cherry and raspberry with toasty notes and pepper spice. Good balance fine tannins, lingering ending with fruit and sweet herb character. Nice, small production. — 5 years ago
Paul Hobbs — 7 years ago
Very tasty, light, crisp. Sooo good! I dont know wine terms just know what i like at the time i taste...hell drink the stuff. So fancy terms i don't know :) cheers — 8 years ago
Lean and lively. Chablis-like body and cut. some oak on the palate, giving a touch of spice. Overall sense of freshness. — 8 years ago
18/JUL/2015 — 9 years ago
Argentinian restaurant — 9 years ago
Light yellow color, lemons, melon & vanilla on the nose, high acidity well balanced with sweet - lemon buttercream — 10 years ago
A Mano com Rodolfo, Dai e Camis. Vinho melhor que o Marchiori 2011 — 5 years ago
Vintage. White peach, pear, orchard fruits on the nose. Thin and linear. Veneto Region Event! — 6 years ago
Clean nose, light green apple, oak but not heavy. Creamy on the palate, some minerality. Plan to finish this bottle tomorrow, based on other reviewers I should expect enhancement.
Thanks @Lyle Fass but I'm going to stick with the La Verchère VV, and cellar them. This was an interesting comparison to the Grgich Chardonnay (2012) tonight, more noticeable oak on this bottle, albeit not distracting.
Day Two: Still creamy oak, but the minerality and acid seem to have really picked up. — 6 years ago
Like a junior Meursault. Deftly balanced. Mineral and lively. — 7 years ago
1997 vintage. French oak, apples, lemon peel. So alive. — 8 years ago
Great Chardonnay. Oaky, with rich, complex flavor — 9 years ago
Extraordinary. Bright but not excessively acidic. Elegance, complexity, minerality. Not a trace of premox. — 9 years ago
Marchiori vineyard. Black fruit, South American dirt. 2003. Just starting drinking window in 2015, per RP, though think 2017-20 will be its most expressive. Snowmass 2015
Still proves Argentina is always a great value play — 9 years ago
A single vineyard Chardonnay from lujan de cuyo pedrial. — 11 years ago
Joe Roth
Beautiful! — 5 years ago