Rating 91
Style Red
Variety
Vintage 2015
Appellation
Mendoza
Argentina
ABV 14.5%
Price $22.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2019-02-15

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Impressing On A Budget, Long-Term Aging, Treat Yo'self

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Aglianico, Cabernet Sauvignon , Malbec

Bodega Monteviejo 'Petite Fleur' Malbec 2015 Review

The label says Petit Fleur but this wine is anything but petit. It’s a good example of how powerful a wine made from this grape can be and at the same time how much just the right amount of restraint can focus that power into a soulful, deep, well structured wine. Full bodied and filled with well-woven tannin and generous acidity, this age worthy wine has aromas of blackberry, cooked meat, balsamic and a dollop of soil that wants to evolve into forest floor (imagine a forest in October). At just over $20 this is a great wine to grab a case of and watch age.

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Bodega Monteviejo 'Petite Fleur' Malbec 2015
The label says Petit Fleur but this wine is anything but petit. It’s a good example of how powerful a wine made from this grape can be and at the same time how much just the right amount of restraint can focus that power into a soulful, deep, well structured wine. Full bodied and filled with well-woven tannin and generous acidity, this age worthy wine has aromas of blackberry, cooked meat, balsamic and a dollop of soil that wants to evolve into forest floor (imagine a forest in October). At just over $20 this is a great wine to grab a case of and watch age.

Reviewed On: 02-15-2019
91
POINTS
Bodega Monteviejo 'Petite Fleur' Malbec 2015
The label says Petit Fleur but this wine is anything but petit. It’s a good example of how powerful a wine made from this grape can be and at the same time how much just the right amount of restraint can focus that power into a soulful, deep, well structured wine. Full bodied and filled with well-woven tannin and generous acidity, this age worthy wine has aromas of blackberry, cooked meat, balsamic and a dollop of soil that wants to evolve into forest floor (imagine a forest in October). At just over $20 this is a great wine to grab a case of and watch age.

Reviewed On: 02-15-2019