2011-04-02 13:27:29Hertford

Tasting - FINCA EL ORIGEN 2008 Malbec

 

Tasting Date: 2011/4/1

 

FINCA EL ORIGEN Mlabec Reserva 2008 14.5% Valle de UCO Mendoza

23 C: Deep purple red

23 N: some fresh tobacco from begin, baked toasty wood, then more tobacco comes up , even a little smoky, black current, blue berry, very obvious, followed by some earth, pencil and coffee bean

22 T: slightly sour, medium body and tannis, round and smooth but still a little rough and young. Some tobacco, fresh grass, baked coffee bean, and some caramel comes up at the end, nuts, last for more than 2hrs

22 F: medium, tobacco, blue berry, toasty, good structure and strength, very good body, balanced, still active and good extension, can be bottled for more than 2~3 years. Better to accompany with roasted beef and lamp.

C: Very high C/P value!