LUCA - Beso de Dante - 2016

LUCA

Beso de Dante 2016

- 92 points -

(14% alcohol; aged for 16 months in French oak, 40% new): Bright medium ruby. Pure, vibrant aromas of blueberry, blackberry, graphite and licorice, lifted by a violet topnote. Densely packed and sweet but a step up in energy and definition from the Old Vine Malbec owing to its floral lift and saline minerality. This pristine, lively wine conveys an almost Pinot-like sappiness and a low-yield mouthfeel. It should expand with another year or two of cellaring and evolve slowly and gracefully. A superb example of its vintage.

July 2018


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