95% Malbec & 5% Cabernet Franc
n einer Höhe von 1000 bis 1100 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel reifen die Malbec-Trauben für den Susana Balbo Ben Marco Malbec. Nach der händischen Lese erfolgt ein Ausbau von langen 12 Monaten auf Eiche.
Made from grapes grown in a vineyard in Chacayes in the Uco Valley, the 2016 BenMarco Malbec is floral, spicy, aromatic, vibrant, and expressive, with great freshness and plenty of aromatic herbs, black pepper, and flowers. A beautiful balance between good ripeness and freshness, with very fine tannins. It is a short vintage (the shortest!) with moderate alcohol but good concentration. Robert Parker Wine Advocate
Dark cherry and berry aromas strike a pose that allows this tough-skinned Malbec to justify its rough, tartaric palate and lemony acidity. Varietally correct black cherry and plum flavors finish big and dense. Don't expect elegance from this full-throated screamer. Wine Enthusiast
Malbec from Uco Valley's Vista Flores and Los Chacayes, harvested around 1100m, makes up this youthful, balanced and enjoyable wine. Black liquorice, leather, wild blackberry, violets fill the juicy, affable wine, one seasoned with dark chocolate dusted tannins and fine stony textures, upping the interest here. A warming swell of pepper trails the finish. Gismondi on Wine
This still has the morello cherries you would expect, but there's certainly a layer of more subtle complexity in the form of bark, tar and creme de cassis. Full body, finely judged acidity, soft but structured tannins and a chewy finish. James Suckling
From the consistently rocky and sandy soils in the lowlands of Chacayes at some 1,100 meters above sea level, here we have a malbec for drinking—and drinking some more. It has the variety’s classic aromas of violets and cherries, but there’s a mineral touch and nonstop juiciness, too. But don’t get the idea it’s all juice and nothing else—it has the long flavors of a serious wine, too. Patricio Tapia - Descorchados
