"M" Blend 2019

ALMA NEGRA (par/by Ernesto Catena)

"M" Blend
2019

Product code
863761
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Open
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Argentina
Regulated designation
Dénomination origine (DOC)
Region
Mendoza
Varietal(s)
Bonarda
Malbec
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website

About this winery

Alma Negra was founded by Ernesto Catena, a 4th generation winemaker of Italian descent who, having spent a part of his life working as a designer and being a fervent student of Renaissance humanism, sees it as his mission to transform everything in his wine world into art, from growing the grapes to making wine to selling it. From the beginning, Ernesto searched for people with a strong creative drive to make sure that the right values stood at the core of the company. Teamwork is at the...

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Tasting notes

A wine with dense, dark, and intriguing aromas of dark berries and coffee with a wonderful earthy aroma. It flows smoothly with rounded tannins which last for a long time with echoes of cooked ripe blackcurrants.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 94 points -

April 2020

This shows a compressed palate of blackberries and licorice with hints of currants. Full-bodied. Svelte. So delicious to drink now, but will improve with age. Cabernet franc, bonarda and malbec. Enjoy now or hold in your cellar.

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James Suckling

- 92 points -

March 2021 (Vintage 2019)

Dark berry with coffee and walnut aromas and flavors. Medium to full body with medium chewy tannins with a juicy finish. Enjoy now or hold in your cellar.

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Wine Spectator

- 91 points -

August 2022 (Vintage 2019)

Floral and spice aromas pull you in and fold over to the palate, adding juicy boysenberry and blueberry pastry notes at the core. The flavors fan out from a push of fresh acidity, with savory olive and five-spice details weaving in, ending with bold tannins and nice length. 

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