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futronic
Toronto, Canada
Wine Bottler
Posts:3214
 | | 09/24/2003 12:51 PM |
| From Argentina.
$10CAD
A lower tier bottle from Catena's Lunlunta and Alta level Malbecs. Dark rub red, almost opaque. Grapy on the nose with not much else. Medium-full bodied. Bitter and sour fruit; vegetal notes. Not appealing at all. I guess you can't expect much for $10CAD. 68 points. | | | |
| Jeremy Matthew
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2067
| | 09/24/2003 11:49 PM |
| 68 points, blimey will avoid this like the plague.....  | | | |
| Marcel
Grape Puncher
Posts:875
| | 10/08/2003 11:19 PM |
| I'd say that's pretty strange... Catena/Esmeralda normally is a good producer in all quality levels, and 2002 was a great year in Argentina. I've heard great comments about Argento Malbec and Chardonnay and could expect anything as low as 80-83, but not bellow the 80 line. Could it have been a bad bottle?
Anyway, I would give it another try before definitely giving up. Or, in case you don't want to take the risk of Argento, how about a Alamos (quality line just above Argento and bellow Catena) Malbec or Chardonnay 2002? That would be just a little more expensive. I haven't trying it yet, so I can't give you thoughts on that, but I had a Catena Malbec Lulunta 2000 that scored around 90 pts for me and I'm waiting anxiously for the 2002s!
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| Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11858
| | 10/08/2003 11:30 PM |
| Mars..
The Alamos sells around here for $7 - $8.
If the Argento is below the Alamos, then we're talking about a $5 bottle.
The Lunlunta goes for $15-$20 and is traditionally a 90 point malbec (at least in my house).
I hope that gives you some U.S. pricing perspective. | | | |
| Marcel
Grape Puncher
Posts:875
| | 10/08/2003 11:44 PM |
| Quote:
Mars..
The Alamos sells around here for $7 - $8.
If the Argento is below the Alamos, then we're talking about a $5 bottle.
The Lunlunta goes for $15-$20 and is traditionally a 90 point malbec (at least in my house).
I hope that gives you some U.S. pricing perspective.
Yup. Because Argentine wines don't pay tax here, our prices are (a little) lower. I was basing my US pricing on WS. Would that be a good reference? 
Luluntas really are usually 90 pointers. I had a Alamos Malbec 2000 and gave it 84, so I was surprised to see Argento so low... (even though it's bellow Alamos) | | | |
| Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11858
| | 10/08/2003 11:46 PM |
| Mars...
I LOVE Catena wines. They are among the best QPR around! | | | |
| futronic
Toronto, Canada
Wine Bottler
Posts:3214
| | 10/12/2003 1:04 AM |
| I really wasn't impressed with this wine at all. I too like the Catena offerings, as I've enjoyed several bottles of the Lunlunta Malbec and also tasted their single vineyard Alta Cabernet.
For $10, it wouldn't hurt to try this wine again. Perhaps I'll do that next week. | | | |
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