Friday, February 13, 2015

Tasting - Phebus Patagonia Argentina Reserva

Name: Phebus Patagonia Argentina
Variety: Malbec
Region: Patagonia
Country: Argentina
Year: 2012
Price: $13

Tasting Notes: Dark ruby color, soft on the nose, smooth, dried fruits and leather. Great buttery finish.


My review: I was pretty excited to try this wine, but it was not what I was expecting.  The initial forefront of smells I got were tart berries, and something I'd describe as rubber soil.  This sounds a little strange I'm sure, but the more this wine was able to breathe the stronger this mystery smell became.  Within five minutes all I could smell was latex; it was overpowering.  Thank goodness it tasted better than it smelled.  There were strong notes of blackberries, but that's about all I could make out. Seriously, the latex glove smell was a complete turn off for me.  

I had this wine without food.

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