Buscado Vivo o Muerto La Verdad Gualtallary 2019

The 2019 Buscado Vivo O Muerto La Verdad is a co-fermentation of Malbec and Cabernet Franc from San Pablo, Uco Valley. The wine was aged for 12 months in French oak barrels,17% of them new. Purplish red in color. The delicate nose features sweet and sour cherry, plum and hints of herbs. Attractive and precise overall, the oak provides support for the other aromas without restricting them. In the mouth, it’s a joy: free-flowing but compact with fine tannins that lend texture and a juicy acidity that brings energy, balancing out the palate. This Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon blend is perfect; each variety has the space to show off its best qualities and character while there’s also ample margin for the finished wine to get even better with time. Drinking window: 2021-2034. Score – 96. (Joaquín Hidalgo, vinous.com, Nov. 2021)