Nice pure plum hue with aromas of savory ripe, dark berry fruit,
Palate--Tart first impression has a steely beam and restrained flavors with sharp acidity and hard tannins.
At the moment this is a confusing wine but needs to breathe for a while and perhaps will mellow out. Right now it is angular, awkward, not at all integrated and not very approachable. I will let it breathe and *update.
I paid $9 for this on a special marked down from $16. I think there is potential here but right now it is drinking like an old world wine of yesteryears where you needed to cellar many wines to be drinkable much less outstanding.
*Okay--so this is why it is always valuable to allow a wine to breathe before passing judgment. On opening it was not pleasant. After 40 minutes or so it was a different wine. What a nice value at my price of $9 but even at $16 this is a respectable Cabernet from Argentina. So Raise a Glass!
Mediocre at best
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