The 2008 Bramare Cabernet Sauvignon Marchiori Vineyard is a bit more reticent aromatically. Spice box, cedar, violets, black currant, and blackberry aromas are followed by a ripe, elegantly styled Cabernet with complex flavors and enough underlying structure to evolve for 2-3 years, Drink this suave Cabernet from 2012 to 2023. Vina Cobos is a partnership between Paul Hobbs, Andrea Marchiori, and Luis Barraud. As producers acquire more experience, attention is increasingly being paid to the effects of terroir. Mendoza is a relatively large region with a range of elevations and exposures. To this end, Cobos has produced 4 Bramare Malbecs, each from a different sub-region.Importer: Paul Hobbs Imports, Sebastopol, CA; tel. (707) 824-9879

Dark, loamy and ambitious for the vintage, but pulls it off with layers of ripe black currant paste, fig sauce and mulled plum flavors. Alluring bittersweet cocoa and espresso notes flash on the broad, dense finish. Drink now through 2014. 616 cases made.??–JM??Region: Argentina / Mendoza Select to Add