Luigi Bosca, Uco Valley (Mendoza, Argentina) Malbec 2012

This is a very good wine that shows lots of power, and it also has a lot of room for improvement over the next five years.  Dense and very deeply flavored, it isn’t overly oaky, but is nevertheless quite firmly structured by grape tannins.  Gutsy and intense, this would be best paired with quite robust meats or aged cheeses.  I may have under-estimated it on account of tasting it alongside Luigi Bosca’s 2013 “Gala 2” blend, which is surpassingly complex and layered.  For those who love wines that kick down the door, this may be the preferable of the two wines.