Masi Tupungato, Passo Doble, Mendoza

Opened and poured. First impression is that this wine is young and full of fruit. Dark blackcurrant colour, almost black. Nose and palate are full of young dark berry fruit. It's dry, but the abundance of fruit gives the hint of sweetness. Silky, smooth. Medium length.

2022 vintage

Quite smoky with cassis and blackberry and a nice chocolate note that runs right through the middle. It needed quite a bit of time to come around but once it did it developed more complexity adding pepper, cocoa and raspberry to the mix that was already there. Now I would like to point out there were 5 people at this dinner gathering and this one proved to be a favourite of one of the guest's as he finished the rest …

2007 vintage

Still very full and impressive for the price.

2009 vintage

Excellent value. Smooth and flavorful.

2009 vintage

Nice dark ruby color when poured in the glass. On the nose you have some licorice, plum and light fruitiness. The palate comes across with blackberry and plum with a nice albeit short finish, pleasant malbec for the price.

2009 vintage

Expressive, slightly pungent nose. Medium body with notes of prune, meat, chalky earth and smoke. Low acidity, short finish. Soft tannins. A decent summer grilling red (good with pork ribs) but overpriced at $17.99.

2009 vintage

Very enjoyable low cost bottle

2009 vintage

Needed aerated with Venturi. Let decant for 2 hours before pouring. It had a lightly sweet and fruity nose. It did improve with time as it seemed to open up even more after another hour. It had slight earth tones and a nice mouth feel. went well with the sirloin kabobs.

2009 vintage

Smell of dried raisins plums and herbs. This should've been drunk two years ago. Sweet fruity not much acidity left.

2009 vintage

Nice little tannin smooth fruity and earthy bold fsvor

2009 vintage

Puts me in mind of Masi's Campofiorin. Ripe, rounded and fruit forward. Made in a ripasso style and that gives it a little character but lacks complexity and intensity on the palate.

2009 vintage

A lot less fruit than I had expected given the ripasso technique applied. Not offensive, just not much there. Easy to not have a second glass of this one...

2009 vintage

an ok wine, have a good taste, not a big wine but not a bad wine either, could recoment others that have better potential than this Masi

2009 vintage

Well I was looking forward to this, but it wasn't quite as expected. It tastes like a lot of ambitious malbec: dense, seedy blackberry and raspberry jam and a meaty hunk of oak on the nose - sweet smoky smallgoods - a lick of herbacious stuff. On the palate it is broad and dark and doesn't quite have the acidic energy to find balance. Thankfully, the palate is quite dry - astringent even - which offers something to offset the …

2009 vintage

Yum yum. Buy more for that price

2009 vintage

rand says coffee grounds and teacher's lounge in elementary school.... i say it's just ok. no need to buy again for $17.

2009 vintage

Spicy and structured with solid acidity and plenty of dark fruit. My bottle was labeled 70% Malbec/30% Corvina. Interesting and unusual blend.

2009 vintage

- Purple color and aromas of licorice anise and prune and has flavours of tobacco, blackberry, black pepper, licorice anise and prune - Enjoyable, interesting, and solid

2009 vintage

So I should preface this by saying I'm just not a Southern Hemisphere guy. Shiraz and Malbec are among my least favorite reds, I'd much rather drink a cheap French, Spanish, or Italian red (or Croatian, Austrian, Lebanese...) than a higher end Australian or Argentinian just about anytime. That said, I was intrigued to read about Masi's "Argentinian ripasso" and figured I'd give it a try. Alas, it was just a new twist on the same old story. Opened 20 …

2009 vintage

A bit harsh off the pour, 30 mintues helped tremendously. A average table wine. Not remarkable, but certainly drinkable.

2009 vintage

Unique, intriguing and pleasing, with an excellent ripe fruit/smooth tannin/structural acid balance. No complaints at this price!

2009 vintage

wow notre 5ieme vin ce soir....grosse soirée..mais tous des petits vins!! (il ne faut pas ouvrir trop de bonn es bouteilles quand les gens ne connaissent pas trop cela...un vin agréable tout de même sur un côté floral de toffey et anis un peu peut-être...une bouche pas trop compelxe avec une finale tranquille...la finale ressemble beaucoup à la vilolette peut-être sans plus durant quelques secondes... pour le prix..tu ne peux pas vraiment demander mieux. our 5th wine this night...but all …

2009 vintage

Allow more bottle time. At least 1-2 years.

2009 vintage

While the bottle was opened and decanted an hour before drinking, it was initially very shut in, opening up eventually to a medium "Italian" nose. Not a "fruit bomb" (good)! Smoky undertones, fruit background. Some tannins, needs a bit of time. God value for $15!

2009 vintage

This was not bad on day one, but I expect a weeknight wine like this to hold together overnight better. Day one was in the 86 range with some decent blue fruits and cigar notes. By day two this was really pretty poor, showing stewed fruit and bell pepper.

2009 vintage

I love this wine, and its a winner with the azorean beef stew. The hints of cinnamon complement perfectly. Rich dark berries in the nose, sweet full sharp palate.

2007 vintage

This wine has legs longer than a Paris catwalk. I found the sugar to 'wash' out any real flavor I was hoping to find. Short, disappointing finish. Tasted what I unfortunately would label as 'cheap'

2009 vintage

60% Malbec, 40% Corvina. There is a bright fruity and flowery aroma, must be from the corvina... a smokiness recalls a young pinot noir. Medium body. Nicely bitter finish, great food wine. Well done and good QPR.

2009 vintage

hmmm I like some weird taste, I suppose the Corvina varietal. very good!

2007 vintage

I don't have tasting notes, but remember that I really enjoyed this wine. You could definitely taste the corvina.

2007 vintage

Dyp rød, lukt på røde bær, tre og krydder. Fin syrlighet og gode tanniner som gir en god følelse i munnen. Snev av krydder, tre og tobakk i smaken

2007 vintage

Boisé et moderne, mais bien fait avec la pizza. À son avantage avec des grillades d'été. Un vin d'asado, visiblement.

2007 vintage

Opened and served right away. Deep ruby in colour with a slight purple hue. Youthful and confected nose of vanilla, bubble gum and cotton candy with some grapey notes as well. Similar flavours. Medium to full body with low tannin, medium to high acidity, medium finish. Drink now. Average.

2007 vintage

Fruits rouges, intensité moyenne/élevée et bel équilibre. Bien fait et bon alternative "pas cher" à un Ripasso.

2007 vintage

Lovely garnet color and definite strawberry on the palate. What I didn't expect was the Italian-style bracing acidity underneath the wine. Not my cup of tea.

2007 vintage

Tasty, medium to fullbodied red. Ripasso style, cool red fruits, nicely oaked, good concentration. Well made wine.

2007 vintage

Medium red with wide pink rim. Scents of ultaripe strawberries, but not overpowering.

2007 vintage

Shared a second bottle of this and my initial impressions are confirmed. Need to find 3 or 4 more!

2007 vintage

Nose - purple fruit, pencil lead, some florals Palate - Purple/red fruit, tart acidity, very nicely balanced and long, juicy finish. I really like this wine. I can really taste the Italian heritage in the acidity in this wine but I think, overall, most people will consider this a new world or international style. Solid fruit, very affordable and I hope I will be able to find it again and buy 3 or 4 more.

2007 vintage

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