The Catena family has been making wines in Argentina for over 100 years so you’d assume they know something about wine. Longevity does not equate with quality though. Let’s check out their Alamos Selección 2018 Malbec from Mendoza in Argentina. On the nose this black cherry purplish colored wine is rich and dense. It isContinue reading “RKS Wine: Argentinian Well Knowns”
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RKS Wine: Tapiz Alta Collection 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
If you are on auto pilot and hear “Mendoza” your mind will go bing bing and it will text you “Argentinian Malbec”. But there are some good Cabernet Sauvignons and Cabernet Francs there as well. The generous James Suckling gave this one a 95 and if history serves me correctly this usually means I’ll giveContinue reading “RKS Wine: Tapiz Alta Collection 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon”
RKS Wine: El Enemigo 2017 Single Vineyard La Esperanza Bonarda
The bottle is definitely old school. Heavy tonnage. Not exactly carbon neutral! It has a dense black cherry colour. On the nose its very tight fisted holding on to its aromas like a bargain shopper hunting the bins for a 70% discounted wine. But you can’t snuff out the black cherry, black plum, toasted coconut,Continue reading “RKS Wine: El Enemigo 2017 Single Vineyard La Esperanza Bonarda”
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