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2008 Luca Malbec

Malbec: 750ml

$29.99

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points awarded:
WA 93 WS 91

John Sweeney, JJ Buckley, August 2010

Black and inky at the core, this wine boasts a bright magenta rim, indicating its massive concentration. The nose offers notes of blueberry pie, blackberry cobbler, herbes de Provence, and slate. Bright and balanced on the palate, the wine is expansive and delicious. Silky and refined, big but not overbearing, it is reminiscent of great young Bordeaux. While this wine is enjoyable in its infancy, it shows incredible potential for evolving into something even more rewarding, given some aging. A tremendous value, this full-bodied malbec begs to be consumed with grilled meats and heartier fare.


93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 2009

The 2008 Malbec spent 12 months in 60% new French oak. It is a glass-staining opaque purple color with an enthralling perfume of sandalwood, Asian spices, lavender, black cherry, and plum. On the palate this concentrated effort admirably combines power and elegance. Smooth-textured, spicy, and rich, it will evolve for 2-3 years and offer prime drinking from 2011 to 2023.


91 points,

Wine Spectator, November 2009

Densely packed with fig sauce, blueberry and blackberry fruit, all wound together by dark cocoa, black licorice and fruitcake notes. The long, fleshy finish has impressive depth, with lingering mint and dark coffee notes. Drink now through 2011. 9,000 cases made. -JM Release Price: $36


John Sweeney, JJ Buckley, August 2010

Black and inky at the core, this wine boasts a bright magenta rim, indicating its massive concentration. The nose offers notes of blueberry pie, blackberry cobbler, herbes de Provence, and slate. Bright and balanced on the palate, the wine is expansive and delicious. Silky and refined, big but not overbearing, it is reminiscent of great young Bordeaux. While this wine is enjoyable in its infancy, it shows incredible potential for evolving into something even more rewarding, given some aging. A tremendous value, this full-bodied malbec begs to be consumed with grilled meats and heartier fare.


93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 2009

The 2008 Malbec spent 12 months in 60% new French oak. It is a glass-staining opaque purple color with an enthralling perfume of sandalwood, Asian spices, lavender, black cherry, and plum. On the palate this concentrated effort admirably combines power and elegance. Smooth-textured, spicy, and rich, it will evolve for 2-3 years and offer prime drinking from 2011 to 2023.


91 points,

Wine Spectator, November 2009

Densely packed with fig sauce, blueberry and blackberry fruit, all wound together by dark cocoa, black licorice and fruitcake notes. The long, fleshy finish has impressive depth, with lingering mint and dark coffee notes. Drink now through 2011. 9,000 cases made. -JM Release Price: $36


About Winery


The Luca label is owned by Laura Catena

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