Well‑defined but restrained with aromas of dark fruits, coffee beans, violets, white pepper and rose petals. The palate is bright and juicy with a pleasant generosity of elegant fruit. Harmoniously structured with a mouthwatering finish. Drink 2023‑2028. Rated 92. ‑ Anne Krebiehl MW, Justin Knock MW, Dirceu Vianna Junior MW, decanter.com, September, 2023

Produce of 100% Malbec fruit from old vines (now an average age of 90 plus years) planted to sandy loam and calcareous soils of alluvial origin with good drainage at almost 1,000 meters in elevation in Luján de Cuyo, near Mendoza city itself. Dense purple/ruby in color with aromas suggestive of plum, dark berry fruits and rich winegrowing earth; rich on entry with a delicious intensity of earthy/berry flavor and the gentlest rounded, fine-grained tannins giving shape and structure and stretching the flavors out long on the finish. Long a favorite of ours among myriad Mendoza Malbec wines, this 2020 vintage Mendel Malbec is most impressive.