Colome, Estate Malbec, Salta

Deep color and taste. Big Enjoy!

2016 vintage

Erik's. Dark purple with suave dark fruits, graphite, minerals, and some charcoal notes. A very sophisticated, dialed-back malbec.

2008 vintage

Deep ruby, bit purplish, fairly opaque to the rim. Smells like dark black and blue fruits and graphite. Smooth, round, and supple in the mouth, with medium (+) body, acid, and finish, and flavors of dark fruits, lemon, barrel spice, and minerals. Well balanced malbec. It's fruity, but there's nice spice and acid keeping it in check. Pretty good. Haven't had too much (red wines) from Salta.

2008 vintage

Dense and weighty. Bramble fruit. Dark wine, a bit monolithic. Easy to drink but needs to develop a bit.

2016 vintage

Striking inky purple color, reminiscent of Cahors. Dark plum and dried strawberry, cigar box, toast and baking spice on the nose. Full bodied, robust and round, with a creamy texture and fine-grained tannins supporting the earthy palate of lush dark fruit spice, hints of truffle and licorice which lingers on the palate, giving you time to savor this deep, dark and excellent, Malbec. An astounding value.

2016 vintage

Black fruit and grippy tannins after 20 minute decant … but quickly evolving into tons of red and velvety, well integrated tannins after an hour. Cherry, raspberry, red plum, and leather with good acidity for Malbec (high elevation) and a nice finish. Amazing qpr.

2014 vintage

Opaque, almost black. Edge just going a bit reddish. Large bq w blackberry, spices, cedar box, dark plums, herbs. Full body w plenty of ripe fruit, both dark and red, plenty of nice acidity, sandy tannins. Aftertaste w some alcohol. In all, a good balance for such a powerful wine. Not unlike an Aussie Shiraz.

2016 vintage

2021: Top Ten Wines; 1/1/2021-12/31/2021 (Redwood City, CA) : Revisiting after a year in the cellar. Gave about 3h air. Inky purple color. Aromas of red plum, black cherry, baking spices, cigar box and truffle. Creamy and rich on the palate, with red and black fruit, truffle and a peppery finish against a backbone of chalky tannins. This has depth and earthiness and I suspect will just keep improving for at last another 5 years.

2016 vintage

Fabulous jammy wine!

2014 vintage

Deep red with violet rim. Open nose of vanilla, black berries, some plum, ink, bitter chocolate and warm spice. Fresh, velvety texture, ripe plum and ink on the palate. Powerful and concentrated. Good lenght. Tamed tannins. Save up to five years.

2016 vintage

Still young and tannic but plenty of dark fruit with acid balance. Will hold for another 3-5 yrs

2014 vintage

Consistent in flavors with the previous bottle, but definitely better. Also consumed over two nights and a notch up the second one. A lot of complexity for an under $20 bottle of juice.

2016 vintage

Appearance: deep violet, heavy tearing, heavy staining, no rim variation nor sediment. Nose: clean, medium intensity, developing, ripe black plum, ripe blueberry, ripe blackberry, black olive, ripe raspberry, violet, clay pot, wet soil, vanilla, dark chocolate, baked plum. Palate: dry, medium+ acid, medium+ tannin, high alcohol (14.9%), full body, medium+ intensity, ripe black plum, ripe blueberry, ripe blackberry, black olive, ripe raspberry, black pepper, clay pot, wet soil, charcoal, vanilla, baked plum, cooked blackberry. Overall: A deep, dark wine with …

2016 vintage

Straight high level Malbec with lots of plum and cherry, deep taste, well balanced

2016 vintage

Generally consistent with other consumed bottles.

2016 vintage

Revisiting this high-altitude Malbec. Dark purple color. Aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, leather and forest floor. Full-bodied, rich, creamy texture, flavors of tar dark fruit, earthy notes and a spicy lift in the finish, framed by sinewy tannins. This remains a favorite, consistent wine, dense with a lot of character. Happy I have more left, going to give them some time and see what evolution remains in store.

2016 vintage

This is a very nice smooth wine. Goes well with Rack of lamb

2008 vintage

Rich black cherry, satsuma plum, raspberry over leather and find tannins. Well integrated and balanced. Longish finish.

2014 vintage

Very nice. Buy again.

2014 vintage

Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 6 *shared* bottles] from 01/03/19 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : “100% Malbec from the ff’ing Vyds: 65% Colomé @ 2,300 m elev, 25% El Arenal @ 2,700 m, and 5% ea La Brava (1,700 m) & Altura Máxima (the highest vyd in the world @ 3,111 m); Harvested Mar – Apr ’16; Aged 15 mos in FR oak barrels & 6 mos in bottle; 14.9% ABV, 5.8 g/L T.A., & 3.8 pH;” …

2016 vintage

High altitude Malbec, from a producer of consistent quality. Made of grapes from 4 different estate vineyards, ranging from 1,700-3,100 metres. Aged 15 months in French oak barrels. 6 months in bottle. Inky purple color. Bold aromas of dark plum, raspberry, sweet tobacco, coriander and green olives. Full-bodied, supple on the palate, with juicy flavors of dark plums, red fruit, a backbone of sinewy tannins and peppery finish. Lovely already, room to evolve over the short term.

2016 vintage

I like this. The first sip was deep dark and tannic, with nice density. As it opened, more of the red fruit and floral notes came out, but still with a substantial and grippy finish that sometimes goes missing in malbec; nice acidity as well. Some black tea notes balance the violates for a profile that appeals to me.

2014 vintage

Consumed over two nights, this is the best bottle so far. Equally delicious on both occasions. Excellent varietal flavors of coffee, cola and raspberries. Big bouquet and a long complex finish.

2016 vintage

I cannot better describe this wine better than CT member CONO_SUR whose notes I reiterate as if mine. Bravo to him on nailing this. I reduced this by 1 point to 90 because, while I liked the wine, the peppery nature is not my favorite.

2016 vintage

inky, think, purple , full bodied, plum and long lingering finish. Great value. I bought some more

2016 vintage

Fresh, medium-high intensity has complex peppery spice, earth, dark berry, blackberry, dark plum, and hints of purple fruit aromas. It's medium-full bodied with fresh, vibrant acidity lifting the spicy aroma replays. Supple tannins are a touch tight at the moment. Excellent length on the long, balanced finish. Score: 90+ pts

2016 vintage

Uber dry. This one probably needs to age a bit to round out. I also think we didn’t do it justice by making it a late addition to the evening and basically pulling the cork and then drinking promptly rather than decanting, things were a bit too sharp. Super oak, plum and ripe blackberry.

2016 vintage

Consumed over two evenings. The same as the previous bottle.

2016 vintage

Consumed er two nights. Big, bold and fruity. Still young but very tasty. Typical Malbec dried fruit and spice flavors. Delicious now, but with a little bit more age the complexity will move to the front.

2016 vintage

Alpine wines (Dino's Grotto - Washington, DC) : Deep purple color. Aromas are dark and tart with blackberry, blueberry, plum, with lots of loamy earth, cocoa, mint and graphite. Tangy acidity frames the wine nicely, balancing the moderate tannins, the balance is on point. Blackberry and tart blueberry, laced with mineral, graphite, earth. So pure and lively, this is showing very well now but I’d like to see it with a few years of age.

2016 vintage

Good Balance full body wine. Nose light fruit, taste red fruit with balanced tannin's, not real complex, but smooth and nice wine to enjoy.

2014 vintage

Well structured wine with good fruit and acidity. Not super complex, but enjoyable and good with food. I would get again. Price would make this a good restaurant wine.

2014 vintage

Deep and dark and sensuous. Blackberries and cherries, earthy, smoky oak, a hint of cinnamon. Lovely texture: thick, creamy, velvety. Dark and earthy on the palate, with nice integration through the finish. This is drinking better than the 2013, but with less potential.

2014 vintage

Med-full, round, firm tannins. Blackberry, ripe plum, dense body. The high altitude does this wine good.

2014 vintage

Color - Opaque purple Aromas - Blackberry and boysenberry liqueur, kirsch, violets, marzipan, and a hint of graphite Body - Medium-bodied with mouth-watering acidity and fine grained tannins Taste - Blackberry, boysenberry, black cherry, red currant, spiced oak, espresso, graphite and a hint of pepper Finish - Long 100% Malbec |14.9%|SRP - $25

2014 vintage

Argentinian Reds (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : "Colomé has the highest vyds in the world. La Brava Vyd sits at 5,740 ft and yields intense and ripe fruit. Colomé Vyd surrounds the winery at 7,545 ft and lends complexity and weight. El Arenal Vyd at 8,530 ft gives elegance and freshness to the blend, and Altura Maxima at 10,207 ft gives floral & mineral notes with fine grain tannins. 100% Malbec harvested Mar-Apr ’14; Aged 15 mos in …

2014 vintage

A bottle rarely lasts more than a day in our house. A combination of being the 2nd wine opened w dinner one night and poor first impressions resulted in a glass left for consumption on day 3. We discussed how WS missed the boat on this one with its TOP 100-92pt rating. Then Day 3 blew me away with rich texture and mocha flavors. Made me wish I either decanted all day or left the whole bottle open 2 nights.

2014 vintage

Smooth attack but then builds throughout for a big robust tannic finish. Dark fruits and peppery finish is fantastic. Perfect with steak on a big night out!

2014 vintage

Maybe in 2007 we could crush through mountains of this. But in 2017, who cares? With some medicinal fruit and power.

2014 vintage

@Globus. Nice nose, very dense red color. Plenty of tannins so I believe can keep for a few (2-5 years). Will it improve as it is not a very dense/rich wine to begin with. I decided not to buy.

2014 vintage

Cafayete - this is high altitude Malbec. Clear, deep purple with heavy legs - lost of alcohol. Bit of nail polish on the nose at the beginning fades off into fruity red ripe plums and dark ripe cherries in liquor. Medium body, still youthful. Dry, with medium acidity and tannins and high in alcohol. Oak and charred wood flavored. Good quality Malbec, that needs some time to open up.

2014 vintage

S. American Reds (5-AR & 1-Chile) (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : "Colomé has the highest vyds in the world. La Brava Vyd sits at 5,740 ft and yields intense and ripe fruit. Colomé Vyd surrounds the winery at 7,545 ft and lends complexity and weight. El Arenal Vyd at 8,530 ft gives elegance and freshness to the blend, and Altura Maxima at 10,207 ft gives floral & mineral notes with fine grain tannins. 100% Malbec harvested Mar-Apr ’14; …

2014 vintage

Concurring with other reviews this has great cherry on tongue. Finish has a little hint of chocolate and tobacco. Acids and tannins well balanced but drink now; doubtful aging will improve. We ate with sauté chicken and spaghetti with clams - perfect. For $18.99 awesome.

2014 vintage

1st day very enjoyable. 2nd flattened out after a day in the bottle and less complex. Turned teeth and mouth very red. Overall a nice drinking wine but not a great wine.

2014 vintage

Surprisingly smooth on the palette for what started with a lively acidic, prune driven start. Nose of cherry which led to flavors of black cherry and then chocolate and tobacco. Quite smooth on the finish. I felt like it almost a blanketed me with vanilla on the finish.

2014 vintage

Robust good acidity

2014 vintage

Monthly Tasting Group EEE #060: Argentina (@ AR) : Concentrated bouquet with ripe red and dark berries. On the palate dark berries and cherries, some earth, sweet spices, vanilla and fat lactic impressions. Tasty wine with good acidity and round tannin.

2014 vintage

Pleasant at the pop. Goes through an off phase after ten mins. Passes into solid drinking experience

2014 vintage

Nuanced and complex nose with scents of dark cherries, plum, floral and cedar notes, some cocoa too. Very good balance in the mouth with fine grained tannins, balancing acidity and lingering fruity finish. Delectable 90-91.

2014 vintage

PnD let air for 3hrs. Nicely ripe but balanced and refreshing. In a nice place and wish I had a few more bottles. Great value for wine with depth complexity and a real sense of place.

2009 vintage

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