Don Nicanor Barrel Select Malbec Nieto Senetiner Valle de Uco Mendoza 2020

Description

Don Nicanor Barrel Select Malbec Nieto Senetiner Valle de Uco Mendoza 2020

The wine is an intense violet-red color. It has fresh aromas of red fruits such as cherry and red currants, and notes of spices, herbs and minerals. Its pleasant tannins and acidity combine on the palate, giving it a long, unctuous yet fresh mouthfeel.

Critical Acclaim

93 James Suckling

This has aromas of fresh black berry fruit, plums, charcoal and bitter chocolate. Full-bodied with polished and ripe tannins. Lovely creamy texture, with excellent freshness to balance, too.

92 Vinous

The 2020 Malbec Don Nicanor Barrel Select from the Uco Valley was half aged for 12 months in 15% new barrels. Dark purple in color. The nose presents notes of ripe plum, blackberry and blueberry with hints of oak. Expansive in the mouth with good volume and juice, the tannins bring grip and shore up the flow. A ripe red that dealt well with the difficult year.

91 Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

The 2020 Don Nicanor Barrel Select Malbec was produced with grapes from Chacayes, Los rboles, Altamira and Gualtallary, all in the Valle de Uco, fermented with selected yeasts and with 80% of the wine aged in used French barriques for 12 months. It’s quite ripe at 15% alcohol, but it doesn’t show; it’s a warm and ripe vintage with more powerful and round wines but with an herbal touch on the palate that lifts it up. This is a selection of the best Don Nicanor barrels, as its name says…