LUCA - Beso de Dante - 2012

LUCA

Beso de Dante 2012

- 91 points -

Bright medium ruby. Complex aromas of cassis, spicy herbs and mint. Concentrated, sweet and fine-grained, but with the Cabernet herbacity currently dominating the Malbec dark berries and chocolate. Conveys less easy sweetness than the 2013 Malbec but shows more lift and better oak integration. Spreads out nicely to saturate the palate on the lively, firmly tannic finish. I like this style.

Stephen Tanzer, February 2015


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