Winery - François Lurton
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dusty, flat and cidery on the nose, and then heavy and clunky in the mouth, with flat, bland mildly bitter citrus and apple flavors. Finishes broad and pithy, and maybe a bit oxidized as well.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Excellent value in top-flight Malbec. In the four years that we’ve rated this wine, it hasn’t dropped below 90 points. This vintage, with its deep, smooth luscious nose and dark black fruit flavors mixed with spice and chocolate, is the best Piedra Negra to date. A pure, delicious Malbec to drink now and over the next four years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Multifaceted on the nose, with aromas of horse saddle and mulch that give way to cleaner floral and berry liqueur scents. The palate is thick, chewy and on the softer side, while the flavors shows rich berry flavors that hint at syrup. Chewy, with a coffee-like essence to the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A great value white with 8,000 cases imported, so it should be relatively easy to find. Tart gooseberry and lemon flavors integrate with hints of fresh herbs, green hay and soft smoke. Medium weight but lively with gently prickly acidity that lingers through the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Slightly nutty and salinic on the nose, but mostly it’s just neutral. Seems like an early maturing wine, meaning it’s soft in its delivery of melon and apple flavors. Dry and a touch pithy on the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Sweet marshmallow and strawberry aromas turn drier and spicier with air, while the palate is full-bodied and a little flat, with baked brown sugar and berry flavors. Long and showing both vanilla and butter on the finish, which doesn’t offer a whole lot of fruit before fading fast.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine might start off a touch medicinal but that blows off rather quickly, allowing the beautiful bouquet full of red cherry and raspberry with soft touches of cocoa to shine through. Fresh and juicy in the mouth with moderate acidity and tannins providing a solid structure. A touch of citrus glimmers on the clean finish. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The yellow color and doughnutty, honeyed aromas give it away: this is barrel-fermented, Bordeaux-style SB. The nose is barrique heaven, but the vanilla and resin qualities are stylish. Creamy but balanced in the mouth, with flavors of oak, vanilla, spice, honey and baked apple. Smooth stuff but very oaky, and not for everyone.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lavender, thyme, rosemary and other green herb notes dot the nose, which leads to a solid, cushioned palate with sweet berry, leaf, spice and carob flavors. Finishes sweet, with melted chocolate and heft. Just short of excellent but still the best Carmenère yet from François Lurton’s Colchagua property.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fresh and chiseled on the bouquet, with lettuce leaf, green-fruit aromas and white pepper. The palate is elegant, lean and balanced, with green-fruit flavors of lime and kiwi as well as citrusy grapefruit. An honest SB that won’t steer you wrong.
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