Ahhh, after some time, quite some time, literally years
after inception of the mighty HSC, Argentina has finally made its way of a 2nd
entry into the picture and on the list. Now, lest you decide to accuse me of
favoritism – and are you? I can’t say the charge wouldn’t be warranted at least
somewhat – in the beginning, this was a mountain of wine, if a liquid could
form a mountain, so let’s say a veritable flowing river of deep and heady red
to begin to get the names that form this grand and glorious list. It was a
delicious and fun undertaking and admittedly, I had high hopes for Argentina, after
the glorious Navarro Correas, but none of the other wines panned out well
enough.
As to this one, it may sound dumb, but this is the kind of
wine that one can sink one’s teeth into and I don’t mean it has meat overtones,
but rather it is a full-bodied and rich drink. I caught several hints of
flavors, from dark berry to a slight bit of leather to hints of dark chocolate
and even a bit of floweriness. In fact, I strongly suspect this may take a few
bottles (oh, the horror!) to really get a grasp on things, so possibly this may
wind up being the first entry into the HSC I then have to go back and revise.
The balance and harmony here are immense yet it still retains a nice degree of
refinement and dare I say it (dare, dare!), more than a splash of elegance
here.
As for now, it is relatively new to the shelves, so far too
new for SPA and I haven’t experienced enough of its wealth of charm to get a
full grasp, so not quite a Standard, but a Mixed…albeit a very strong mixed at
that. Argentina definitely made its 2nd entry onto the list felt
with a blast here.
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