Susan Balbo Wines BenMarco Malbec 2021
$19.99
Critical Acclaim: 92 pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 pts Wine Enthusiast.
Winemaker's Tasting Notes: "BenMarco Malbec is a testament to Uco Valley, from which it hails, proffering aromas of fresh black fruit and floral notes of violets. The palate shows great balance, very fine tannins, and a thread of acidity going through its core, lifting it up and going its length. Aged for 11 months in 100% second-use French oak."
"The 2021 BenMarco Malbec was produced with fruit from Los Chacayes in Valle de Uco, fermented destemmed in stainless steel and matured in second use French oak barrels for 11 months. It's floral, spicy, aromatic, showy and expressive with the aromatic flowers with very integrated oak. It has both good ripeness, 14.3% alcohol, with good freshness and fine tannins. They produced an impressive 240,000 bottles." - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"There is vibrancy and energy in this structured Malbec. The nose offers chalk and light notes of berries. It's full-bodied, with mineral-textured tannins supporting subtle flavors of cranberry, blackberry and black pepper. A touch of jarilla and rosemary fade in the aftertaste." -Wine Enthusiast.
Varietal: Malbec.
Pairing Suggestions: Beef, sausages, spiced or grilled pork, medium-strong cheeses, and meat-based pasta sauces.
About the Winery: Los Chacayes as a GI is among the warmest appellations in the Uco Valley. BenMarco is all about viticulture. Having planted more than 3,000 acres of vineyards across Argentina’s diverse terroirs, Edgardo “Edy” Del Popolo, General Manager of Susana Balbo Wines in Mendoza and head winemaker for BenMarco, is Argentina’s most knowledgeable vineyard manager. He has tasted almost every piece of dirt! BenMarco wines are made with minimal intervention to allow for the purest interpretation of what’s underground on the extreme sites where the grapes for BenMarco are grown. “I try to avoid adding my influence to BenMarco wines,” Edy says. “What I really like to see is what the vines can do, without any kind of winemaking influence.”
Varietal: Malbec
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