Winery - Rio Seco
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Plummy, blackberry flavors taste very dry, with sturdy but accessible tannins and enough acidity to make your tongue tingle. There’s a roughness to the wine, an earthiness, that puts it firmly in the country-style category. It’s good, but a bit pricey.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Normally we like an alternative to the heavy, weighty style of Argentine Malbec. But this is so light, dilute and tea-like that it doesn’t really cut the mustard. Tastes like watered-down raspberry syrup and finishes herbal and light.
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Rio Seco Malbec - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Red-fruit aromas carry a distinct citric edge, while the palate is made up of sweet cassis and cherry flavors along with an incongruent orange essence. The feel is a bit hard and pedestrian, while the finish is quick and ordinary at best.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pretty decent for a Mendoza Pinot, but still challenging on the nose and in the mouth. Leafy, rhubarb notes blend with berry fruit aromas, while the snappy palate has some raspberry sharpness but isn’t piercing or painful.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Overdone aromas of candle wax, incense and air freshener show the musky side of the grape, while the palate is heavy with nectarine and citrus flavors. Finishes a little pithy and mealy, with a final wave of muskiness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Waxy apple and peach aromas are quiet but clean, while the palate is weighty, soft, short on lifespan, and tastes of apple and underripe nectarine. Finishes with a wash of heavy citrus but not much character.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Light, transparent and candied with underdeveloped, boring flavors and a mild chemical harshness. Barely worth a look. 40,000 cases produced.
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Rio Seco Malbec - 2007
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Candied, jammy aromas don’t lead to much of anything. Grating, sour, weak stuff; tomato and bland plum flavors with sour acidity. Barely worth a splash.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Rough, country style, with an aggressive edge that time won’t soften. The grapes are fine. They got nice and ripe, and put out berry flavors that are deep and delicious. But somehow, that rustic quality hangs in there.
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Rio Seco Syrah - 1999
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Unbalanced and very tannic, this austerely dry Bordeaux blend has drying-out blackberry and toasted wood flavors.
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