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2010 AMANCAYA Bodegas Caro

2010 AMANCAYA Bodegas Caro

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon  Malbec  Origin: Argentina, Mendoza
Lea & Sandeman review
A rich blend of Malbec and Cabernet with deep cherry fruit and a claret like body.

Other reviews and comments
A joint venture between Domaines Baron de Rothschild (Lafite) and Nicolas Catena. The nose beams with plums, dried figs, cherries and mint with a juicy palate of spices, herbs and balancing acidity.   4 Stars
Decanter Magazine
The word AMANCAYA is the native Indian name of a flower of the Andes that you can find in the Mendoza area.
Winemaker's notes
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ARGIE BARGY

The odd territorial dispute or football match aside, we seem to like things from the Argentine. From Ricky Villa to the Tango, Eva Peron to corned beef, if it left the dockside in Buenos Aires it'll find a welcoming home in dear old Albion. And nothing finds a good home here more enthusiastically than Argentinean wine. Obviously, we're very much into Malbec here but, as this case proves, there's more to the story than that.

MALBEC

Everyone's favourite grape variety, these days, seems to be Malbec. It's easy to see why, especially as the Argentinians have crafted a bright bold and flavoursome style out of the grape variety that Bordeaux forgot. In this case you will find a very typical Mendoza Malbec, a chunky Malbec Cabernet blend from master wine maker Nicolas Catena aswell as his more subtle take on pure Malbec. Whilst Bordeaux may have (mostly) cast off Malbec, it still hangs on in the Cahors region of South West France where Pascal Verhaeghe makes some cracking examples, here also included.

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