Bodega Bressia Profundo

The Brussels Offline - a Gallop through the WineWorld (Chris Cook's House) : WOW... another beauty from Argentina... YUM! Claudio was the king of red wines tonight - his flight was surelly superior to all others :) Well integrated tannins and oak. good fruit - malbec is showing as prominent (is it high % in the blend?) but the others are adding structure and backbone. If this will age well it should be a true gem.

This wine is really coming together, very deep in color, great viscosity and aromas of ripe plums, tobacco and milk chocolate, malbec (over 60% of the blend) is definitely there. On the mouth it has a velvety attack with great amplitude and good red fruit and plums aromas. The tannins are melted and acidity is good with a lingering finish. Very good and will certainly keep!

A Blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah The wine is not very concentrated and has a nice red color in the rim showing just a little bit of evolution. On the nose it develops aromas of raspberries, cherry liquor some brown spices and strawberry. The nose is characterised by a lot of finesse. The attack is velvety with notes of ripe red fruit, a little bit of meat and some black pepper. Again a lot of finesse, well …

This wine was tasted upon arrival in the Belgian market, it had little time to get together after the sea trip Profundo 2001 is a blend of Malbec, Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, the largest proportiong being Malbec. It has seen 10 months of new oak and 2001 was the first vinification of this wine. It has a limpid and transparent color with some nuances of red ont eh rim, it is fairly thick with good "legs". The first nose …