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ACCOLADE RESULTS
92 points
2021 Colomé Auténtico Malbec
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate, November 2022
“The 2021 Auténtico Malbec feels very young and a bit raw, like it needs a little more time. This unoaked wine was produced as an homage to the ancestral style of the zone (and to the winery when it belonged to the previous owner, the Dávalos family). It has the intensity and power of Salta and the vines at 2,300 meters in altitude, and it opens up nicely in the glass if you wait a bit. It has very good acidity, which makes it very balanced. Fifteen percent of the volume matured in concrete egg for 10 months and the rest in stainless steel. 65,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2022.”
93 points
2021 Colomé Auténtico Malbec
Tim Atkin, Tim Atkin, June 2022
“Made as a tribute to Colomé’s previous owner, Raúl Dávalos, who has an aversion to oak, this unwooded Malbec uses grapes from nine parcels on the estate in Molinos. Wild, savoury and intense, with aromatic herb top notes, tobacco leaf undertones and a compact, layered, densely fruited finish. 2023-30”
93 points
2021 Colomé Auténtico Malbec
James Suckling, James Suckling, March 2022
“Blackberries, dark spices, oyster shells and graphite with a lift of violets. A full-bodied malbec with round, polished tannins. Very primary with plush fruit. Showing complexity without referring to oak. Vegan. Really delicious now.”
90 points
2020 Colomé Auténtico Malbec
Jesica Vargas, Wine Enthusiast, September 2022
“This aromatic red offers blackberry and blueberry on the nose. It's full bodied and delivers juicy black-fruit flavors that linger through the long finish.”
94 points
2020 Colomé Auténtico Malbec
Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, November 2021
“From Molinos, Calchaquí Valley, the 2020 Malbec Auténtico is unaged and presents a simple nose of ripe plum and hints of violet, gunpowder, jarilla and spices. The flavors are just as intense in the mouth with mild freshness and a juicy flow. The mild tannins lend structure before the lengthy, fruity finish. This is a high-altitude red as pure as the valley air.”
91 points
2018 Colomé 1831 Malbec
Jesica Vargas, Wine Enthusiast, September 2022
“This well-balanced wine shows a bouquet of ripe plum and blackberry aromas with hints of rosemary. A silky round palate gives way to plenty of black-fruit flavors blended with a light note of leather. The finish is medium in length, with oaky and fruity notes.”
92 points
2018 Colomé 1831 Malbec
Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, November 2021
“The 2018 Malbec 1831 is made with grapes from the establishment’s oldest vineyards, which according to records were first planted in 1831. A vivid red and dense purple hue. This wine has a fragrant, complex and ripe nose of chutney, balsamic traces and notes of redcurrant and hints of bay leaf and plum jam. A nuanced wine, the palate is broad with mild, juicy freshness, good concentration and a gentle feel sculpted a little by characterful tannins before a fruity finish one rarely finds in the valley. A high altitude mild red.”
96 points
2020 Bibi Graetz Testamatta Rosso
Susan Hulme MW, Independent Wine Report, March 2023
“The name of this Bibi Graetz Testamatta 2020 means ‘crazy head’, perhaps referring to Bibi’s passionate pursuit of old vine Sangiovese. This wine is a clear, transparent, ruby color and has a very appealing nose of delicate, pure, red fruits like red cherry and wild strawberries wrapped in spice and light salty notes from sea breezes. The nose is charming and alluring. On the palate it is very Burgundy-like in weight and texture with a fine silkiness to the texture but it has very Sangiovese-like tannins. The wine is round and silky with a juicy freshness and fine but firm, savory tannins that linger with bitter cherry and sea salt flavors to the finish. A graceful and characterful version of Sangiovese.”
96 points
2020 Bibi Graetz Colore Rosso
Susan Hulme MW, Independent Wine Report, March 2023
“The 2020 Bibi Graetz Colore has beautiful, appetising aromas of savory wild herbs, wild-flowers and Mediterranean shrub with a light peppery note and on standing there is an aroma of strawberries warmed in the sun. The palate is round and soft, then mouth-wateringly fresh, then it finishes with savory, salty tannins. What I love is that the flavours are clearly delineated and remind me of Sangiovese and the Tuscan landscape with bitter cherry, light sea salt, iron tonic and wild herb notes. The flavors are quite fragile but persistent, the texture is fine and silky and there is a lot of savory, mineral tension in this wine.”
90 points
2021 Amalaya Malbec
Tim Atkin, Tim Atkin, June 2022
“It says Malbec on the label, but this lightly wooded red also includes 15% of perfectly legal Tannat and Petit Verdot. Earlier picked for freshness, it’s sappy and textured, showing plum and blackberry fruit, a waft of violet and refreshing acidity. 2023-28”
Silver Medal
2021 Amalaya Malbec
Rodeo Uncorked, November 2022
“Class Champion”
90 points
2020 Amalaya Gran Corte Malbec
Jesica Vargas, Wine Enthusiast, September 2022
“The aromatic nose of this Malbec-based blend shows peppercorn and red-berry aromas. Full bodied and with good acidity, the wine delivers grassy notes, fruit flavors and a touch of spice framed by smooth tannins”
91 points
2020 Amalaya Gran Corte Malbec
Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, November 2021
“The 2020 Gran Corte is a blend of 85% Malbec with 9% Cabernet Franc and 6% Tannat from Cafayate aged for 12 months in used barrels. The intense nose offers notes of blackberry chutney, syrup and hints of spice with a balsamic backdrop. Juicy with a terse texture, the tannins bring depth without interfering with the nimble flow or dark fruit flavors.”
92 points
2020 Amalaya Gran Corte Malbec
Tim Atkin, Tim Atkin, June 2022
“I’ve long been a fan of this Gran Corte, produced from a blend of Malbec with 9% Cabernet Franc and 6% Tannat. Matured in older French and American wood, it’s a poised, nuanced cuvée, showing stony minerality, liquorice, plum and blueberry fruit and a freshness that’s sometimes lacking in wines from northern Argentina. 2023-28”
91 points
2020 Amalaya Gran Corte Malbec
James Suckling, James Suckling, March 2022
“Deep and brooding, with lavender and spice notes to the black and blue fruit. Medium to full body, showing meaty spice and blackberries. Ripe and fine-grained tannin. 85% malbec, 9% cabernet franc and 6% tannat. Drink now.”
90 points
2021 Amalaya Blanco
Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, November 2021
“The 2021 Torrontés - Riesling Blanco De Corte is 85% Torrontés and the rest Riesling from Cafayate. Yellow in color with a nose of citrus, jasmine and muscat notes along with a hint of mint, it’s fresh and easygoing with good fat and tension followed by a citrus finish. Excellent as an aperitif.”
90 points
2021 Amalaya Blanco
Tim Atkin, Tim Atkin, June 2022
“Amalaya’s ultra-reliable white blend marries Torrontés from San Isidro with 15% Riesling from the Finca Las Mercedes. Drier than it tastes, this has some grip from partial skin contact, lime, green fig and tangerine flavours and a combination of texture and balancing freshness. 2022-24”
91 points
2021 Amalaya Blanco
James Suckling, James Suckling, March 2022
“Intense nose of lychee, grapefruit, mango, white peach, jasmine and elderflower. Medium-bodied with crisp acidity and a supple, creamy and peachy palate. 85% torrontes and 15% riesling, Vegan. Delicious now. Screw cap.”