Dona Paula, Estate Malbec, Uco Valley
Dona Paula · Mendoza › Uco Valley › Argentina
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
86
/100
Reviews
10
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
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86.0
Avg Score
90
Highest
Taster #1514
· Jul 6, 2011
82/100
kind of bodiless. Brought it to a Thai dinner thinking that a Malbec would be good for spicy food, but it was really quite disappointing.
2005 vintage
Taster #3516
· Jan 4, 2009
88/100
More fruit forward than the last bottle...less interesting.
2005 vintage
Taster #5508
· Feb 8, 2008
Subtle dark fruit. Not much more to note. Okay. (Vineyard Brands/Nappi)
2005 vintage
Taster #8384
· Jan 10, 2008
88/100
Thursday Night 5 for $5 (The Grapevine - Pocatello, ID) : Red berry, cassis, spice, smoky. Great body, mouth feel and balance.
2005 vintage
Taster #3516
· Jan 9, 2008
90/100
Tasted Blind. Some stinky cheese initially dominating the nose with some plum coming through as well. Very high sweaty acidity, leather components that carry right to the back of the throat, tannins integrated, fruit not dominant. Very good wine but difficult to describe, mostly secondary components showing through. Wow, great QPR!
2005 vintage
Taster #7711
· Dec 19, 2007
85/100
Bright, dark fruit with plum, vanilla, with cedar, and fig on the nose. Fairly thick and concentrated, but a one dimensional wine. Smooth tannins, but a short finish. A pleasant Malbec, but several others show more promise in a lower price range. Drink Now
2005 vintage
Taster #3923
· Oct 29, 2007
83/100
Good wine, can be better in 2 or 3 years / 83 points
2005 vintage
Taster #3086
· Sep 8, 2007
84/100
nice notes of currant, dark berries. unfortunately, finish is kind of metallic and not very pleasing
2005 vintage
Taster #6990
· Aug 8, 2007
89/100
Deep crimson; boysenberries, black cherries, black currants, cedar; soft berry, medium body, decent structure, good balance, ripe tannins, lingering finish. Decanted 1 hr. Good varietal character with some depth and structure. Went well with pork ribs.
2005 vintage
Taster #1687
· May 19, 2007
90/100
Decanter New World Fine Wine Encounter (Landmark Hotel, London, England) : A little eucalyptus, chocolate. Lovely structured palate with fine tannic finish.
2005 vintage
Taster #8891
· Dec 27, 2006
81/100
Decent bottle of malbec from Argentina. Red violet color in the glass, popped and poured. Not much complexity anywhere here, but the nose is probably the most interesting part. Light to medium body, showing dark red berries, green pepper and some spice on the nose. Palate is very weak, hollow mid palate, not much up front other than fruit, turns a bit tart/hot on the finish. Not recommended.
2005 vintage