Kaiken, Malbec, Mendoza

Most enjoyable wine.

2019 vintage

Works with grilled meat and pasta with a red meat sauce.

2019 vintage

With a bunch of clove on the nose and some wood to it. And soft and round on the palate easy and rich and nothing not to like.

2019 vintage

Compared to the Château de Cèdre Heritage this wine showed more balance and gentle fruit in the bouquet and in the taste, finishing with good bitters and firm bitters.

2019 vintage

Delicious. Smooth. Notes of cherry.

2019 vintage

Cork was dry and cracked. Wine was sour and metallic tasting. Completely undrinksble.

2019 vintage

The nose was riddled with smoky cassis notes while the palate seemed quite young for an 8 year old wine: nice blackberry sweetness, along with vanilla oak, and dried currants ... Within 2 hours the wine takes a funny turn and goes very earthy - it was definitely a drink now (upon opening) kinda wine.

2007 vintage

I was worried this might not be good after sitting for so long, but it was rather good. If anybody still has some, it's still good to drink.

2007 vintage

N: cherries and roses. Lovely. Hint of earthiness. Very pretty. Not jammy. P: perfumey Moderately balanced only higher in alcohol than expected. Needs a little time to open up. Longer tannins an moderate minerality.

2009 vintage

Had at Colombian Grace in Key West, FL. Drinks like a $30 bottle. Outstanding QPR.

2009 vintage

Good wine

2009 vintage

Nose of sweet black cherry, creamy dark chocolate. The taste is a bit alcohol.

2009 vintage

This was just OK! Did not stand out in any way. I was clearly disappointed. Strong kick and a very flat finish. Only would buy as a stand in everyday. Wine.

2009 vintage

On ne peut jamais aller mal avec un Malbec, surtout de la Valée de Mendoza.

2009 vintage

Simple light and flavorful

2009 vintage

Go to bottle

2009 vintage

Good everyday Malbec. Medium bodied. Less grapey, with a rounder flavor profile than many inexpensive Malbecs. Soft tannins. Held up well over three days. Good QPR. 14.5% alcohol.

2009 vintage

Our favorite go to Malbec

2009 vintage

Ce vin confère de petits soupçons de Mr.Freeze au raisin, avec quelques relents de Dr. Pepper et/ou Coka Cola. Bref, il est bien généreux en fruits, dont des cerises noires et mûres confites. J'ai bien l'impression que ce sera un excellent mariage avec les magrets de canard et de canard confit que je prépare pour le souper, accompagnés d'haricots verts français et de frites maisons au gras de canard.

2009 vintage

Reasonably good varietal and excellent with lamb

2009 vintage

My favorite Malbec.

2009 vintage

A nice deep color, pungent berry aroma, sharp taste at first the robust finish.

2007 vintage

Dark fruit and spice.

2009 vintage

Fresh, dark and chewy; blackcurrants, black raspberries and chocolate on the nose; lush, almost sweet dark fruit flavors, but nice bright acidity, some bitter mocha, a savory note, and lovely chewy tannins for balance; long, dark, slightly bitter tannic finish, with black cherries and finally weeds at the very end. Much better on the second day - everything came together. Another terrific value from the Princeton Wegmans bargain section.

2009 vintage

Cola, birch, cherry, but mostly more cola. Sweet opening, mild cocoa and brown sugar, some citrus rind and yet more cola. Some tomato paste even, a sweet variety. Not too long on the palette though. Tastes happy.

2009 vintage

Muito equilibrado, alguma complexidade, bom final.

2009 vintage

Smooth in the beginning and Middles but a bitter finish. Would have to be paired with a desert with chocolate. Ok wine, but not one I would buy again.

2009 vintage

ChTR kokous 27.04.2011 (SKO-toimisto) : Decanted for an hour, tasted double blind. A rather dark purple red in the glass. The nose was very much cassis with a hint of orange peel, seemed much more elegant than the other wine we had. Faiirly sweet on the palate, somewhat simple and juice-like, very little tannins, lots of fruit. This was ok, a bit on the sweet side for me, especially when had with aged gouda. I was guessing South America for …

2009 vintage

A bit conservative at first. Muted nose of dark fruits, but Malbec varietal came through. Improved with time and on day two, which is strange for a $10 bottle. I found a sort of sophistication and structure with this which impressed me, but for a mid-week wine, it was a bit boring.

2009 vintage

Too tart and strong alcohol taste

2009 vintage

decanted 1 hr...coffee rounds, tobacco, blueberry, blackberry, dark cherry

2009 vintage

Super Bowl

2007 vintage

Fruity, alive, approachable right out of the bottle. This wine is simple and delicious.

2009 vintage

ChTR kokous 03.11.2010 (SKO-toimisto) : Decanted for an hour, tasted double blind. This was a really dark wine, almost black, with a violet edge to it. The nose was full on fruity, cassis, a bit of oak, coffee and caramel. On the palate, yeps, this is a fruit bomb, lots and lots of dark fruit, somewhat sweet, not really any tannins, so full bodied that it's almost thick. Some people use the term slutty wine, this is it. Not actually …

2009 vintage

Quite powerful and muscular with a certain degree of tightness. This was evident even with 5 years of aging in the Kaiken Ultra 2004. Black Cherry, lavander, toasted oak. Needs air for at least 15 minutes. It just wasn't that approachable upon tasting. Quite tight, densely packed and backward. Best from 2012 to 2017.

2007 vintage

Has an earthy nose with some red berries I can't really identify. Palate is smooth, good acidity and fine tannin, with a touch of toast and scorched earth. Agree with the Chilean/eucalyptus note of Lumpyelbow. Reasonable finish of tar, earth, and red fruit. Simple, pleasant, but balanced and not overdone in any way. Quite enjoyable for the price and good acidity to go with food. Enjoyed more than a recent Achaval-Ferrer.

2007 vintage

Still enjoyable but not so sure about my previous "pass for $40" comment. Day 2 saw this mellow considerably, a remaining mentholated note reminded me of Chile. The malbec character was still there along with herbs (oregano et al). Texture was slightly syrupy, tannins were fine grained but quite a bit more bitter than the night before.

2007 vintage

A bright bouquet of black fruits with a little cedar. In the mouth, you find juicy flavors of currants and blackberry with some anise lurking in the back that gives a lively edge to the package. The finish is short to average, it has decent balance, but it is the nose and taste that make this one a nice value for the price. Will definitely purchase more.

2007 vintage

nose: nice nose of red fruits, dark fruits, red currants, and dark berries. Very nice nose that has decent depth taste: good medium body with good tones of red fruits, red currants, and some red cherries overall: a very good malbec for the price. has decent depth on both the nose and palate. Easy drinking with nice balance that is very enjoyable for a malbec in this price range

2007 vintage

I think this was a bit too cold last evening when we first tried it with smokehouse bbq pork ribs; there was not much fruit on display. However, today (day 2, warmer), this is full-bodied with smoothed out tannins and juicy currant and blackberry! Much nicer than last evening dining outdoors.

2007 vintage

Vin fait par Aurelio Montès en Argentine. Lourd, alcool présent, fruit noir écrasé par le cèdre. Une déception. Rien à voir avec ce que j'ai goûté de ce producteur jusqu'à date.

2007 vintage

For the price I thought this was exceptional. Going to buy a case. Heavy with a lot of strength, but there's quality here. Needs a while in the bottle or in the decanter but could pass as $40 easily.

2007 vintage

Great value malbec. Bought more

2007 vintage

Deep purple ruby; sweet deep dark berry, blackberry and note of herbal spice on the nose. Sweet dark fruit on the medium to full palate. The tannins are suppressed, the sweet fruit prevails, the acidity is not holding things together here either, which starts to put this wine in another camp for me. This vintage is about smoothness and sweet fruit. It was made to be a (real) fruit bomb. The last vintage was heading in this direction but I …

2007 vintage

Outstanding fruit up front and smother than I expected for its age.

2007 vintage

silky type, have a greenness tone of grass, improved with 30 minutes airing, not better than the Monte Malbec, valued at $3.7 is a good bargain

2007 vintage

good overall everyday wine

2007 vintage

Nice malbec, intense tannins, balanced acidity.

2007 vintage

Very drinkable for such a young wine. Good nose, good first impression. Buy for every day consumption.

2007 vintage

Very nice malbec. Well finished, fruity and a good accidity.

2007 vintage

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