Dominio Del Plata, Ben Marco Malbec, Uco Valley

Juicy, jammy, easy sipping malbec.

2018 vintage

Holiday tasting (EBCC) : Walk around tasting. Black fruit and chocolate with blue fruit overtones. Herb and spice elements in the finish. Firm tannin. (J&L)

2018 vintage

Robe rouge bleuté très dense. Nez ouvert, vieux cuir. sucre brulé, liqueur de cassis. Bouche généreuse, un peu de chaleur, du fruit noir, mûre, bleuet cuits. Tanins intégrés. Accompagnait à merveille un foie de veau mariné dans le vinaige balsamique. Une belle expression du malbec à prix raisonable.

2013 vintage

Decanted, It was ok, it seem to get slightly unwound after a few hours. Not bad for a week night drinker. Drink now.

2013 vintage

Drinkup

2015 vintage

Malbec with a little pick-up from cab franc. Interesting and absolutely well executed. New world without just being a show of force which I was wary of after reading the bottle.

2015 vintage

Nice easy drinker at the price point. Great with grilled chicken grilled asparagus and risotto

2018 vintage

Susane Balbo wine tasting (Oinoscent) : The wine is very tight in the nose, reductive, showing pure black fruit, smoke, thin oak frame, blue fruit, a few earthy and chocolate notes. In the palate, the wine shows pure fresh fruit, tight tannins, mineral, medium acidity, inky long finish

2018 vintage

Drinking beautifully right out of the bottle

2015 vintage

Not great pop and pour but got better after a few hours Pretty typical malbec but better buys out there for the money. Wife wasn't a big fan.

2018 vintage

Still tastes good but needs to breathe

2009 vintage

Terrific mostly Malbec blend from Susana Balbo. Sorry this is my last bottle! Lots of flavor from the blend, smooth and satisfying wine experience.

2013 vintage

Purple red rim. Black centre. Powerful, not fully blended yet. Very enjoyable. No sediment. Raw alcohol on the nose. Full, brambly, juicy fruit flavour. Good for any food. Tannin there but we’ll below the fruit. Good five years in it. Classic Argentinian Malbec.

2018 vintage

Drank the last one. Nothing special, but it was fine and a decent below-20$ wine to drink. It could have surely been kept for another year or two.

2013 vintage

nicely decently mature value play malbec.

2015 vintage

South American “Bordeaux Blend” with Malbec substituted for Cab Sav. Nice complexity of palate with blackberry and a hint of peppery spice. Absolutely going to buy this one again

2015 vintage

Second day (I just re-corked the bottle yesterday), and it tastes much nicer now! More nuance, more peppery spices, and even some length. Quite enjoyable now, and with this taste, a good QPR.

2013 vintage

I like Malbec in general, but this one does not impress me. Decent smell and first taste, but it does not last. Overall too close to the typical wine poured at some open reception: drinkable, yes, but you don’t yearn for opening another bottle.

2013 vintage

WOW!!! Confiture aux fruits noirs, épices, calcaire, caoutchouc...quel nez intense ! En bouche : bel extraction de fruits rouges...noyau de cerise même. Tannins sont fins...un vin rond et riche...très concentré. Délicieux ! Prêt à boire.

2015 vintage

Very good for the price!

2013 vintage

Great QPR. Still going strong

2009 vintage

with 17% Cab Franc. Medium nose shows dried violets, graphite, dried herbs, black plum, light pepper. Palate more expressive in the fruit, blackberry, a little jammy in a good way, hint of sorghum, black plum, sweet spice, baking spice. Pretty solid structure with medium plus tannins and alcohol. Drinking a little young but fun wine and worth your time.

2015 vintage

Nose of cranberry, blueberry, vanilla, sandalwood and dried leaves. Flavors of blackberry, bay leaves, cranberry and ginger. The fore palate is sweet and inviting, but the mid palate is tart and red, heavy on the cranberry and the finish is a little spicy and hot (14.5% alcohol). Despite being in its 5th year it still comes across as disjointed, hopefully more cellar time will help. With air this integrated nicely. Still, more red fruit dominant, I prefer my Malbec black …

2015 vintage

Aromas of dried dark fruits with some earthiness. Loads of black cherry, plum, prune, and a touch of baking spice. Very well balanced with smooth tannins. Short finish. Great wine for the price.

2013 vintage

Dark inky color. Musty dark fruit aroma. Round and ripe dark berry flavors without being jammy. Very smooth and easy to drink. Lengthy finish.

2013 vintage

Easy drinking wine. Nice fruit, not too complex. It worked well with pizza and Greek salad.

2013 vintage

Not bad for $12

2013 vintage

Great value

2015 vintage

A solid (alternative choice) wine, good body, with a fair amount of red fruit and easy tannins

2013 vintage

Some interesting notes, not extraordinary but readily drinkable. Graphite. Light tobacco leaf. Plum.

2013 vintage

The Benmarco Expresivo is an intriguing wine made by Dominio Del Plata. Their goal is to make one of the finest Malbec blends that is built on a well structured foundation of bright acidity and firm tannin that historically has improved by trying different percentage blends of up to 5 different grape varietals. The 2015 at 83% has one of the highest amounts of Malbec and a rarely found blend of just Cabernet Franc for the remaining 17%. Overall, an …

2015 vintage

Barnyard nose with flavors of prunes, acid, and tannins. Not my style of Malbec.

2013 vintage

Popped and poured. First impression, lots of dark fruit and spice, floral nose, fine tannins, medium body. Not a lot of depth, but pleasant. Not made to cellar - Drink now. Good value.

2013 vintage

Fine $13 Mendoza Malbec '13 Ben Marco. Mint, tobacco, ripe grape nose; mid-body; balanced; good fruit; long fruity finish.

2013 vintage

Allowed wine to aerate for an hour prior to a second tasting. Bolder aromas of spicy dark fruit as a result and slightly improved flavors. Still nothing truly remarkable but definitely better than the first tasting.

2013 vintage

Ok - first Malbec since I’ve been taking notes - took a good 45 mins to open up - blackberry, rose and chocolate on the finish which is lengthy but abrupt if that makes sense - smooth tannins and highly acidic

2013 vintage

Blend of 83% Malbec and 17% Cabernet Franc.

2015 vintage

Spicy dark fruit on the nose and on the palette. Reasonable balance between tannins and acid. Medium body and medium-short finish. Good weekday Malbec, but nothing remarkable.

2013 vintage

Not sure if it's bottle variation but really didn't enjoy this one at all. Way too concentrated, not much to enjoy or discern. We actually poured it out after the first glasses were had.

2013 vintage

presume drunk

2013 vintage

Figs plum and perfume.

2013 vintage

Very nice malbec for the price

2013 vintage

Don't know if there is bottle variation. Higher score than two years ago. Dark purple. ripe grapes, prunes, (14.5 alc); wood; mid-body; balanced; good flavor; better than nose; good structure; long chewy finish. a little hot. w/beef.

2013 vintage

Strong matchstick nose, sulfites overdone. Not enough stuffing, energy or excitement. I'm much preferring the trivento amado sur Malbec of the same vintage to this. Hole in the middle before a short finish kicks in. tannins medium. This is weak sauce.

2013 vintage

Nez: Sur la prune et la mûre avec un boisé perceptible, cacao. Bouche: Attaque sur les fruits noirs, une touche terreuse, beau boisé bien intégré, cacao également, assez riche et concentré, tanins légèrement rugueux. Très belle bouteille, comparé à la dernière dont le coté terreux et boisé prenait le dessus sur le fruit.

2009 vintage

I found this wine at a closeout price of $8.99... Can you believe it??? I immediately brought everything they had on the shelve. This wine has a nice soft fruit forward character, with a sharp pungent flavors due to the acid on the finish. Married with food this wine is just NICE!!

2009 vintage

Nez: Pas mal "forest floor", avec un boisé omni-présent, un peu de fruits noirs. Bouche: Suit le nez, avec le fruit toujours en retrait, tanins légèrement rugueux. Acidité OK. Pas mauvais, mais cette bouteille m'a laissé perplexe... Déçu.

2009 vintage

Coffee berries chocolate and long finish. Nose had slight blackberry. Balenced a good wine for a great price

2009 vintage

This is an excellent wine, however it still has a few years left for maximum enjoyment. Recommend letting it sit until at least 2015 to dissipate the remaining tannins. It was wonderful, but still a bit tanic on the finish. Patience is a virtue!

2009 vintage

Smokey ripe red fruit on nose Juicy with a hint of sweetness riding on top Soft tannins well integrated with ripe fruit with a slight astringency on the finish. Nice, and best airline offering this year

2009 vintage

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