Trapiche Malbec Single Vineyard Viña Adolfo Ahumada Villa Bastias

still fruity - quite a few tannins but does feel old. The body is medium/full.

Medium+ ruby with modest fading at the rim. Lovely nose if somewhat subtle. Juicy black plum, violet, new leather and chocolate. Firm tannins but not lacking elegance and powerful acidity suggest this wine has years of aging ahead before it reaches peak. Linear on the palate as the black plum and leather are unmistakable. Very good length. Give this wine some time to evolve and harmonize

WSET 3 Workshop with Michael H; 12/1/2019-12/2/2019 (Temecula, CA) : Deep purple; med+ intensity, fully developed aromas of herbal (mint, eucalyptus, medicinal), secondary oak (chocolate, espresso, cedar, smoke, mocha), black fruit (black currant, black cherry, black plum), floral (rose, violet), tertiary fruit (prune, fig, tar), and tertiary bottle age (forest floor, wet leaves, earth). Dry, med tannins, med- acid, high alcohol, med+ body, med+ intensity, med+ finish. Flavors of tertiary fruit development (dried blackberries, plum, cranberry, cooked red plums), tertiary …

This held up pretty well. Not really that complex or distinctive, but a well balanced mix of black and blue fruits and some well integrated oak notes. Very concentrated, ripe and with a plush texture - I see that I had the same impressions 5 years ago as well. In a modern style, a good but not great wine in my view (B+).

breathed for 3 hours, but not decanted. nice fruit/tannin contrast. mineral notes like a bordeaux. still has a 3-5 years left. much better than the previous bottle. I like these single vineyard Trapiche!

good but this bottle seemed muted in comparison to another Trapiche single vineyard I had tried. nothing especially wrong other than a fairly short finish. interested to try another

Weekly tasting group #119; A mixed set of red wines (@ BS) : See also my note from 2011. The wine has developed a bit and is more beautiful now. Still a lot of fruits and spiciness as well as oaky flavors. A mouth full of jammy wine. Will still improve with a few more years of ageing. 90+

Russk See PrNote. thought it was a young newWorld wine from Piedmont. Nice aromatics and acidity. Full bodied. One of my favorite Malbecs. 91+

Hazy notes from last night. Dark in colour, and very modern in style. It a concentrated wine with a mix of red and black fruits, very plush on the medium-full palate. Didn't really have any sense of place to it - not great QPR (B+).

Dark and rich - caramelized blackberries and rasberries. Almost pitch black in the glass. A smoky bruiser that is built for a crusty steak. Very nice. 92

Wow. BIG BIG BIG. Initially the oak was almost too much, but after 2 hours in the decanter it turned into a really nice wine. The color was almost black, which I love. 91 --

Lucious, fruit forward but mouth filling, excellent with the tri tip we had

Overly ripe. Smells and tastes like raisins and prunes. Sample for review.

Importer tasting (@ PA) : A mouth full of wine. Very concentrated. Black cherries and some spiciness in the bouquet. On the palate black fruits and some licorice. Good balance between sweetness, acidity and tannin. Still quite youthful.