Bodegas Caro Caro 2019 750ml

Chocolatey, cedary oak with truffles and tobacco here. While there is a lot of oak to flatter at this stage, it still delivers restraint, bearing and class. Keep smelling and you’ll find scented, dark lead pencil, meaty spices, fine blackberries and a hint of tar. Ripe and rich, but nuanced, with more complexity that takes time to fully uncoil. Really silky, precise and polished tannins, loaded with some fruit sweetness on the palate, then extending to the finish that lasts a minute. Drinkable now, but better to hold.

The 2019 Caro is a blend of 64% Malbec and 36% Cabernet Sauvignon from Paraje Altamira and Gualtallary in the Uco Valley; it was aged in 80% new barrels. Purple in the glass. The nose presents notes of bay leaf, thyme and hints of plum, sour cherry, blackcurrant and mint accompanied by aromas from the aging process such as cedar, cinnamon, and vanilla. A classical, nuanced wine, it has a creamy flow and juicy freshness with a lean palate, polished, finely grained, slightly lush tannins and a chalky texture.