Tinto Negro, La Consulta (Mendoza, Argentina) Malbec 2016

Oct 29, 2019

By Michael Franz

I tasted this bottling for the first while knowing the price but without having looked at a tech sheet, and as a result, was fully braced for a whoppingly ripe, oak bomb experience of a wine.  And, to my very pleasant surprise, no bomb went off.  On the contrary, this proved to be dense but not over-ripe or grapey, and the wood lent a little spice and toast but no overt char.  Consequently, the delicious berry fruit flavors from this old vine site were really permitted to shine, displaying excellent depth and persistence with just enough grape tannin to firm up the finish.  As this was the first vintage of this wine that I’ve tasted, I don’t know how it will develop in bottle, but it is damned sure off to a great start.   

Country / Region

Mendoza, Argentina

Appellation

La Consulta

Grape Variety

Malbec

Color

Red

Vintage

2016

Score

93

Price

US $ 99.00

Producer

Tinto Negro