Nico by Luca 2020

LUCA

Nico by Luca
2020

  • Durable
Pays
Argentine
Désignation réglementée
Indication géographique (IG)
Région
Mendoza
Cépage(s)
Malbec 100 %
Couleur
Rouge
Sucre
Sec
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Information sur le domaine

Laura Catena, la fille du célèbre Nicolas Catena, pionnier des vins argentins, est née à Buenos Aires. Alors qu’elle était âgée de 14 ans, sa famille a déménagé à Berkeley, en Californie, où son père avait accepté un poste d’enseignant au sein du Département d’économie. Laura a étudié à l’Université Harvard, où elle a obtenu un diplôme en biologie avec grande distinction. Elle est ensuite retournée sur la côte ouest, à l’Université Stanford, où elle a...

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Revues de presse

Descorchados

- 96 points -

2024 (Millésime 2020)

This Nico by Luca Rosas Vineyard is a massal selection from century-old vines in La Consulta that winemaker Luis Reginato planted in the Gualtallary highlands, at an altitude of about 1,550 meters. The vines cover just 1.5 hectares and are now 15 years old. The 2020 season was warm throughout Mendoza and some of that heat is evident here, yet it also seems to be moderated by the altitude of the vineyard and the influence of the Andes. It’s a wine with firm acidity, succulent flavors, and sharp tannins. And it’s definitely one for the cellar.

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Tim Atkin MW

- 95 points -

Mai 2019

Laura Catena buys these grapes from the Rosas family, whose La Consulta vineyard was
planted in 1939. Aged in 500-litre wood, it’s a dense, compact, yet beautifully proportioned with damson, black cherry and liquorice flavours, fine tannins and a chalky, tapering finish.

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Vinous

- 94 points -

Septembre 2019

Saturated ruby. Very dark, brooding scents of crushed black fruits, licorice pastille, violet and shoe polish, plus a hint of herbs. Then rich, deep and chocolatey on the palate, with its intense black fruit flavors benefitting from the inner-mouth floral lift of this vintage in Uco Valley. The wine's subtle sweetness is perfectly balanced by harmonious acidity. Finishes with a fine dusting of tannins and palate-staining persistence. Even today, there's nothing austere about this stunning wine, which should gain in interest for the next decade. (made from a single block of 60-year-old vines that are reportedly among the oldest in La Consulta; aged for 20 months in 500-liter barrels, half new and half second-use).

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Wine Advocate

- 93 points -

Luis Gutierrez, Novembre 2022 (Millésime 2019)

The excellent 2019 Nico By Luca Malbec comes from the Rosas Vineyard, which was planted in La Consulta in 1939. It fermented in 500-liter oak barrels, where the wine matured. It's floral, has contained ripeness, good freshness and some spicy and smoky undertones. The palate is medium-bodied and has fine tannins, good freshness and balance.

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Wine Advocate

- 92 points -

Novembre 2022 (Millésime 2020)

The 2020 Nico By Luca Malbec shows restraint, contained ripeness for a warm year and sweet Malbec fruit with some spicy and smoky undertones and a mixture of flowers, berries and herbs. The palate is medium to full-bodied with abundant and fine tannins.

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