Santa Julia Magna 2005, Mendoza, Estate Btld.
Critic Reviews (2)
This is a blend of cabernet (50%), malbec (40%) and syrah from the Zuccaridi folks who bring us Fuzion. It's a solid...
Cabernet-Malbec-Syrah. Open, immediately seductive dark fruit, Christmas cake, dark chocolate, wood. Dry, full, ripe,...
Community Reviews (1)
The nose was something else though, leather, black licorice, warm stewed raspberries and blackberries with just a touch of sweat.....mmmmm.....
On the palate it was a big mouthful of jam and juice with some firm tannins. So what I did was carefully place it all back into the bottle (from my makeshift decanter....a crystal waterford vase) and let it sit overnight. I had it tonight with dinner and it was beautiful. The day had let those tannins soften so it was a mouthful of soft juicy jam in the palate.
I was very pleased with this wine and am going to give the 2 other bottles I purchased some time to rest in the cellar for a couple of years.
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