Chañares Malbec 2015

Aged for 18 months in 100% new French (Taransaud) oak barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Chañares Estate. Located at an altitude of 3,900 feet (1,185 meters), vines are trained to spur pruned bilateral cordon with drip irrigation. Northern exposure with a west-east slope favors air circulation and healthy vineyard conditions. The grapes for Cobos are sourced from the best blocks of the vineyard.

98 Points, James Suckling "A phenomenal red with blueberry and blackberry character. Flowers and granite. Lavender, too. Full to medium body, and super-refined, focused tannins. Bright and tight. Granite and mica undertone. Polished, and shows great finesse.” 96 Points, Wine Advocate "Now the top of the range, the 2015 Cobos Malbec Chañares Estate is produced with grapes grown in their young vineyard in Los Árboles in Tunuyán. This comes from the oldest plot in the vineyard, a block that was already planted when they bought the estate. These vines were planted in 2007, yet the wine has remarkable complexity and depth for such young vines. This is a wine that marks a new era in the Viña Cobos history, with more weight from the Valle de Uco and less intervention in the winery, and it has more freshness and transparency and less new oak. In this second vintage, they also reduced the number of new barrels used for the élevage to 85% (and it might be lower in the future), which I believe helps to preserve the character of the wine. Even if it’s generously oaked, it feels quite serious and balanced, without any sweetness. It has a dry palate with fine-grained, elegant tannins and a long, tasty, somewhat mineral finish. It should develop nicely in bottle."