2023 Decanter World Wine Awards Gold Medal 95 pts Lovely bouquet on the nose, displaying scents of violets, pink pepper and lots of pristine and fresh black fruit aromas. Well resolved tannins, fluid palate. Gold Medal. Top Value.91 pts James Suckling Violets, dark cherries, blackberries, plums and mushrooms on the nose. It’s full-bodied with gently chewy tannins and a youthful core of dark fruit and flowers. A little tight. Better in 2024.90 pts Wine Advocate The 2022 Año Cero Malbec fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete vats, and one-third of the volume matured in French and American oak barrels for 10 months. It’s ripe without excess at 14.3% alcohol. They look for typicity of La Consulta using grapes from different subzones there, ripe fruit and juiciness with a touch of earthiness. It’s very juicy, and that’s their idea.
