Trivento Eolo Malbec 2010

The 2010 Eolo Malbec is pure Malbec from Lujan de Cuyo, from a vineyard planted in 1912 very close to the Mendoza River. It is a serious, concentrated and slightly backward young wine, a little bit marked by the oak, with black fruit and tobacco aromas, plenty of sweet spices accented by hints of smoke, a note of violets developing with time. The palate is medium to full-bodied, balanced, and powerful with pungent flavors ending with chocolate and licorice notes. Drink 2014-2020. Score - 92. (Luis Gutierrez, erobertparker.com, April 2014)