Viña Alicia Brote Negro Malbec 2007

The 2007 Brote Negro is a unique strain of Malbec that was isolated and propagated by the Bodega. The wine spent 12 months in 50% new French oak. Medium purple in color, it proffers a bouquet of smoke, pencil lead, violets, exotic spices, and black cherry. On the palate it is elegant, relatively forward, and releases tons of flavor. This pleasure-bent effort is likely to develop for another 2-3 years but will be hard to resist now. Score - 94. (Jay Miller, erobertparker.com, Dec. 2010)