Achaval Ferrer, Finca Mirador other_regions (from Les Porroux)

(from Les Porroux)

(from a 50/50 blend of Les Houillères and Champ Derrière)

creosote and herbs

and this vintage does a great job of packaging it all together

Achaval Ferrer, Finca Mirador other_regions (from Les Porroux)As for the single vineyard wines, the 2011 Malbec Finca Mirador is from Medrano, at 720 meters altitude, on the west parcel, where the soils are deep and clay rich. This is their warmest single vineyard with very fine tannins, concentrated but balanced, with aromas and flavors of dark fruit, graphite and black spice. The palate is medium bodied, ripe and round, no edges, sophisticated and precise. It is always the wine that shows well early. I had the