A collaborative effort of Paul Hobbs and Rolando Luppino, this wine shows the possibilities of Mendoza and what can be done blending Malbec with other grapes to give it depth and character. Blended with 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, this fully extracted wine shows brooding blackberry and black cherry fruit, with dusty minerality, brown spice and vanilla notes lending complexity to this very powerful and complex new world expression. I’d serve this with strong cheeses, or let it stand alone.
Pascual Toso, Mendoza (Argentina) 2011
By Rich Cook