Viña Cobos Bramare Malbec, Luján de Cuyo 2022 750ml

Tight, intense and layered, this full-bodied wine can be appreciated now for its cocoa, blueberry and blackcurrant flavors, but will surely improve and gain complexity with time. Aged in 20% new oak, mostly barriques. Very fine-grained tannins wrap around deep blue and black fruit, with spearmint and dark chocolate buoyed by good acidity and showing great minerality in the finish. Best from 2028.

With a more floral profile compared to the Bamare Valle De Uco, the 2022 Malbec Bramare Lujan De Cuyo is purple with electric pink highlights and initially offers notes of crushed mixed berries, but as it opens, the aromatic profile becomes more layered with fresh herbs and sweet perfume. It’s a full-bodied red with a supple texture, silky, ripe tannins, and a clean finish. With a weightless feel and delicate mineral underpinnings, it’s going to age well over the coming 10 years.

Opening with an expressive, distinctly floral bouquet with blue- and black-fruited undertones, the 2022 Bramare Valle de Uco Malbec beautifully combines a compact yet dense texture with buoyant, effortless, floating lift. It concludes with a long, layered and tensile finish underpinned by a mineral-tinged core.This is a linear, focused counterpoint to the comparatively soft Bramare Luján de Cuyo Malbec bottling.

There's a generous vanilla bean and cocoa cast to this red, with floral plum and cherry flavors at the core, plus subtle herb and pepper twinges on the smooth finish. Drink now. 13,000 cases made, 2,100 cases imported.