Vina Cobos Bramare Uco Valley Malbec 2023 Wine (75cl)

The description below is the retailer’s own wording.

Deep purple color. Very complex character with aromas of red fruit and violets with hints of spices. On the palate, it has a very good structure, fresh acidity and fine grain tannins. Very good aromas of dark cherries, blackberries, mussel shells, iodine, cocoa powder and violets. Full-bodied and tightly wound, with firm, nicely chewy tannins and a long, structured finish. From a newer, cooler, more mountainous region than the Bramare Lujan de Cuyo, with lots of subregions, the full-bodied, richly layered 2023 Malbec Bramare Valle de Uco is sourced from 14 growers consistently. Structured and dense in red fruit, with vivacious acidity, it sees a touch of whole-cluster and retains plenty of acidity and minerality, with supple tannins that add to a cohesive whole. I found the 2023 Hobbs Estate Malbec to be the most brooding and wound-up wine in Viña Cobos's roster, opening with a coiled nose that gradually reveals a savory profile with smoky overtones and gravelly, graphite-laden accents. The mouthfeel is taut, muscular and concentrated, concluding with a bracing finish bound by firm, sturdy tannins and a vibrant spine of acidity that comes to the fore with a bit of time in the glass. It will benefit from another couple of years in bottle to congeal.