2015 Viña Cobos Bramare Cabernet Sauvignon Marchiori Vineyard
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An even more difficult year for Cabernet Sauvignon, the grapes for the 2015 Bramare Cabernet Sauvignon Marchiori Estate had to be severely sorted to keep the quality level and the volumes. This is the top Cabernet bottled in 2015 (it was not produced in 2014), as no Volturno was produced in 2015. It has the combination of herbal and ripe aromas that I found in many Cabernets from 2015, but it's clean, even if it is not a super vintage for the bottling, the oak is nicely integrated and the tannins are fine. I uncorked a second bottle, and it showed better definition and more freshness. It's probably better uncorked and drunk—and perhaps should be drunk in the medium rather than long term. 6,960 bottles were produced.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
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(this wine includes the fruit that normally makes up the top-of-the-line Volturno bottling): Bright ruby-red, a bit less dark than the Cobos Malbec Marchiori Estate. Aromas of cassis, licorice and graphite minerality, plus an obvious oakiness (65% new French for 18 months). Densely packed but doesn't show quite the flavor intensity or sheer fruity thrust of the top Malbec bottlings. Flavors of cassis and black cherry are a bit medicinal and closed in the early going. Finishes with an intriguing saline quality. Not hugely ripe but then this wine is carrying a solid 14.5% alcohol from a rainy year.
About the producer
Viña Cobos is a pioneering producer in Mendoza, known for being the first Argentinian estate to produce a 100-point wine. Founded and run by star California winemaker Paul Hobbs, Viña Cobos has been instrumental in raising the profile of fine wine in Argentina.