Salentein Numina Spirit Vineyard Gran Corte 2019

The 2019 Gran Corte Numina is a blend of [mostly] Malbec, [with] Cabernet Sauvignon … Petit Verdot … Cabernet Franc and … Merlot from Los Árboles and San Pablo, Uco Valley; it was aged for 16 months in a tenth new barrels. Purple in the glass. The complex nose offers clearly defined notes of cigar box, vanilla, fresh plum, blackcurrant and bay leaf with hints of ash. Lean and juicy in the mouth with refined tannins, the flavors are driven by the oak. Drinking window: 2022-2034. Score – 94. (Joaquín Hidalgo, vinous.com, Nov. 3, 2022)