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Kaiken Malbec Reserva 2013 Wine Review

Kaiken Malbec Reserva 2013

Kaiken Malbec Reserva 2013

Mendoza, Argentina

Community Score:91/100

Community Reviews: 1

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Price: $15.95

Drink: 2015-2020

Alcohol: 14%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Reviews and Ratings

Alex & Priya - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

Priya: Smells like salami but oh, how it melts in your mouth! This packs a suckerpunch of flavor and truly is ‘easy to understand, easy to drink’ as was Aurelio’s goal. It is a very food-friendly wine as well. My mushroom pasta was on the salty side but this malbec softened that salt up and really balanced it out. “It’s a wine I’m not going to recommend you age, I recommend you drink”, he says. Happy to oblige! 91 pts

Alex: It's certainly refreshing to taste a pure style of malbec from Argentina with minimal winemaker interference and just the right amount of ripeness. This is a spicy, light and fresh wine with spades of pepper and violets framed by light vanilla and blackberries, aromatic and easy to drink the entire bottle of. The best wine with truffle/mushroom pasta. 90 pts

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