The 2008 Argentino Malbec is a blend of 65% Adrianna and 35% Nicasia fruit. It too spent 24 months in 100% new French oak. The Argentino offers a similar aromatic and flavor profile but with just a bit of extra nuance presumably because of the blending. Dense rich and voluptuous this lengthy effort should easily achieve its 20th birthday in peak form. It will be most enjoyable to taste these three wines side-by-side in another 10-15 years.

Very pure for the vintage offering a core of racy blackberry raspberry ganache and spicy fig paste notes that are woven with nuances of Asian spice mesquite and grilled herb that linger on the long fruit-filled finish. Drink now through 2015. -JM