• 81 Points
    Finca El Retiro 2006 Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)

    Minty and sheer on the nose, and that's a prime indicator of what's to come, namely high-toned, lean fruit flavors and an abundance of scouring, protruding acidity. Some oak lingers to soften things, but overall this is a sharp, underdeveloped style of Cabernet.

    — M.S. Published 11/1/2008
  • 81 Points
    Finca El Retiro 2006 Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)

    Minty and sheer on the nose, and that's a prime indicator of what's to come, namely high-toned, lean fruit flavors and an abundance of scouring, protruding acidity. Some oak lingers to soften things, but overall this is a sharp, underdeveloped style of Cabernet.

    — M.S. Published 11/1/2008
  • 81 Points
    Finca El Retiro 2006 Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)

    Minty and sheer on the nose, and that's a prime indicator of what's to come, namely high-toned, lean fruit flavors and an abundance of scouring, protruding acidity. Some oak lingers to soften things, but overall this is a sharp, underdeveloped style of Cabernet.

    — M.S. Published 11/1/2008
  • 81 Points
    Finca El Retiro 2006 Barrica Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza)

    Minty and sheer on the nose, and that's a prime indicator of what's to come, namely high-toned, lean fruit flavors and an abundance of scouring, protruding acidity. Some oak lingers to soften things, but overall this is a sharp, underdeveloped style of Cabernet.

    — M.S. Published 11/1/2008