ZaHa Malbec 2019

Professional Ratings

• 94 Vinous
  The 2019 Malbec Zaha is co-fermented with 12% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot from the Toko vineyard in Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley. The wine was aged for 12 months in 1/3 new French barrels. Purplish red in the glass. The expressive nose begins with fresh plum alongside cherry and violets accompanied by an undercurrent of country herbs. Iin the mouth where a terse texture is joined by a prominent chalky feel, juicy freshness and a nimble flow. The result is a subtle, thirst-quenching palate. The 2019 is a textbook Malbec for the region, anchored in purity.
• 93 James Suckling
  Lavender, blackberry, black cherry, cedar and walnut husk on the nose. It’s full-bodied with polished tannins. Concentrated and creamy with a deep core of ripe black and blue fruit.
• 92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2019 Zaha Malbec was co-fermented with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot from Altamira with 15% full clusters and indigenous yeasts and matured for 15 months in 500-liter oak barrels, 15% of them new. While riper, this is fresher than the 2017 I tasted last time, and it has harmony and integration of the oak, showing a faint note of spices on the finish. The palate is silky, juicy and very balanced, with clean and focused flavors.
  Rating: 92+
• 91 Wine Spectator
  Offers plenty of fresh violet notes up front that join a core of crushed raspberry and cherry flavors, adding spice and mineral details and round tannins. Drink now through 2030.
• 90 Wine Enthusiast
  This red has aromas of blackberry and raspberry, with hints of vanilla. Chalky tannins frame flavors of fruit and spice alongside good acidity. The finish lingers.