Crisp aromas of red-apple skins show a note of paint/rubber cement. This smacks down with firm tannins, while berry flavors are generic and exhibit hints of prune and blueberry. This is mildly raisiny on the finish.

Berry and cherry aromas are friendly, clean and offer spice accents. This is full, ripe and tannic, with blackberry, dark spice and chocolaty flavors. Toasty menthol and hard spice notes on the finish confirm intensity and overall quality.

By Belasco de Baquedano, this is a chunky, low-acid Malbec with mint, raisin and slightly damp, earthy undertones. The palate is weighty almost to the point of syrupy, while the flavors are of cola and sweet berries. Soft and slightly herbal, but good in a no-fuss sort of way. ——M.S.(7/1/2010)—— 86