2015 Versado Old Vine
Red-purple hues with long tears. The nose is vibrant with ripe and predominantly - red fruits, red licorice and freshly-picked mulberries. The taste is rich and full yet charming to elegant and well balanced. The finish is bright but with excellent length. ~ Peter Gamble
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Score: 93. “2015 marks the first year of certified organic production in the Versado vineyard, located in the old town of Chacras de Coria in Mendoza, Argentina. Despite a rather rainy season, this Old Vine version of Malbec is a beauty. It’s highly aromatic with forest berries, anise, cocoa, crushed red berries and integrated herbs and spices in a purely elegant style. It’s coming along nicely on the palate at this point with generous and pure dark cherry fruit, brambly raspberries, anise, black currants, smoke and spice that’s all layered and textured through a finessed and long finish. This is a highly elegant and terroir-driven example of Malbec at its finest. It will provide excellent drinking for many years to come. ~ Rick VanSickle, WinesInNiagara.com
Score: 93. “Vines planted in 1920 in the Cobos Estate Vineyard, Lujan de Cuyo. Opaque purple in colour; intense and complex nose of leather, spice, licorice and black plum with well-integrated oak; full-bodied, dry, ripe blackcurrant and blackberry flavours beautifully balanced with lively acidity; lovely mouth-feel.” ~ Tony Aspler, tonyaspler.com
A year in the vineyard
2015 marks the first year of certified organic production in the vineyard. The growing season was cooler and wetter than normal, including rainy periods at harvest. This harvest was in the last days of March so is elegant and savoury.