Variety: Carrascal (40% Malbec, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 25% Merlot)
Region: Lujan de Cuyo
Country: Argentina
Year: 2008
Price: $13.95
Winery Review: Aged for two years in cask, the 2008 Carrascal is a blend of 40% Malbec, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot. It has a rustic blackberry, scorched earth and leather-scented bouquet with touches of pressed flowers. The palate is well-balanced with crisp tannins, expensive black tarry fruit and Bordeaux-like finish. Drink now-2016.
Personal Review: This wine's bouquet was of sweaty leather, blackberries, and was very Earthy. The wine was mouth-puckering, very tannic, slightly hot and spicy on the finish, and had a rubbery aftertaste. The black pepper, barnyard, and blackberry flavors mixed together made the wine very interesting but I did not like the wine. However, I think an experienced wine-drinker would find this wine fascinating. I did not have this wine with any food.
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