Siete Fincas is a family winery. Created in 2000 by Edgardo Stallocca to continue the viticultural tradition that his grandfather, Juan Stallocca, began in Mendoza in 1904. It has vineyards in seven sub regions. This 2019 Malbec is dark, almost black in color suggesting it is not watered down but, rather, big volume stuff. With ripe plum fruit along with a black pepper edge, the aroma is also slightly floral-earthy. Medium bodied with soft edges from fine-grained tannin, but still nicely structured, with a touch of oak and good length in the finish. It holds up well in the glass over time, which is a sign that it can be cellared for a few years.
Siete Fincas, Tupungato (Mendoza, Argentina) Malbec 2019
By Norm Roby