James Dietz wrote:O, I've pretty much given up on low-end Argentine Malbecs... I mean, if they can't even reach Tin level awards, what's the point??
(my one exception for low end are the
Crios from Susana Balbo...great values...).
Thanx for the report on the '03
Meyney. I don't have this in my cellar for some reason, and, as you note, an amazing price for a Bdx from this vintage.
However, to my great surprise, I was impressed with the basic (and very inexpensive) 06 Terrazas de los Andes Malbec the last two times I tried it, even though it's extremely mass produced. Very nice quaffer. Unlike the reserva and higher-end bottlings from Terrazas, it is not supercharged. And the 03 Nofal Alonso blend that Otto reviewed recently and that I tasted last week is also worth trying.
On the Bordeaux front, though 03 is much maligned, there are, of course, exceptions, and it has the great virtue of drinking well
now. Besides the Meyney, other recession busting 03s I've recently finished cases of (and would buy more if I weren't on probation!) include the d'Aiguilhe and the Potensac.
"I went on a rigorous diet that eliminated alcohol, fat and sugar. In two weeks, I lost 14 days." Tim Maia, Brazilian singer-songwriter.