Mascota Vineyards, Big Bat Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza

Crianza de 15 meses en barricas de roble francés y americano. La primera vez que probé esta cosecha de este vino, que ganó el premio al mejor vino tinto del mundo en su categoría, lo encontré brioso, frutado y muy pirazínico (pimiento cocido). Me había gustado pero no me había sorprendido. Hoy está muchísimo más elegante y redondo. Es increíble lo que cambió en 3 años, es otro vino! 💣

Crianza en barricas de roble francés y americano durante 15 meses. El vino que en su momento ganó el premio al mejor Cabernet del mundo en su categoría y levanto mucha polémica. Lo había tomado hace mucho, nunca con tanto tiempo de botella. Sigue estando muy bien. No acusa signos de evolución, tiene fruta más madura y menos pimiento asado que su versión más joven.

There are wines the world does not need. Trivial cabs from Argentina belong to this class of wines. This wine is not bad by the taste, it just doesn´t talk. You drink it and You forget it same moment. Left over is: You get drunk if You drink too much. No experience. Could use wodka to reach same.

Dark red color. Aromas and flavors of blackberry and raspberry jam, leather, cedar, and stone. Medium-bodied with full tannins. Not as heavy or concentrated as California cabs. Exemplary of cedar notes. From wine tasting at Total Wine & More.

Better than I remember previous vinatges being. Obvious and simple, but this is a decent easy drinking cabernet for the $10 deal I got. I like that it's not over extracted. Alcohol is in balance.

Similar to my last tasting, cherry, cassis, creamy, very light, lacking structure, heavy oak. Pass.

No fruit on the nose or flavors. Acidic and characterless.

Cassis, cherry, spices, average...

In store tasting at Total Wines and More. Best and last of a horrific bunch of wine samples served today. Discernible Cabernet aromas and flavors. Shows some balance, has fruit and even some structure. Definitely drinkable!

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On the nose- Big dark fruits, cassis, plums, blackberries, roasted red pepper, smoked meat, dark chocolate, cedar box, tar, graphite, red flowers, mountain herbs On the palate- Big dark fruits like cassis, plums and blackberries, roasted red pepper with a hint of smoked meat, some great dark chocolate mixed with cedar box, a bit of tar and graphite as well as red flowers and mountain herbs, the tannins on this are pretty big and rough because this wine is super …

Well, for being the "best red wine in the world," it's not so bad, especially for the US $12 I paid for it (list about US $22). :-) The "best red wine in the world" reference is to the fact that it was the 2018 Vinalies Internationales' 1st place winner in the red wine category, which caused all sorts of flurry in the Argentina press. I guess my palate is not up to that of the 130 sommeliers from 40 …