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Vina Cobos Felino Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza 2023 750ml
🇦🇷 Blackcurrants, ripe cherries, and peppercorn with a juicy, generous finish.
Viña Cobos Felino Cabernet Sauvignon — Mendoza, Argentina 2023
Viña Cobos is Paul Hobbs’ celebrated Mendoza project, and Felino is its entry point — a wine that, vintage after vintage, punches way above its price. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from rigorously selected vineyards across Mendoza’s two finest growing areas: 65% from Luján de Cuyo and 35% from Valle de Uco, ble...Show More >
Viña Cobos Felino Cabernet Sauvignon — Mendoza, Argentina 2023
Viña Cobos is Paul Hobbs’ celebrated Mendoza project, and Felino is its entry point — a wine that, vintage after vintage, punches way above its price. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from rigorously selected vineyards across Mendoza’s two finest growing areas: 65% from Luján de Cuyo and 35% from Valle de Uco, blending the warmth and richness of lower elevations with the precision and freshness of the high-altitude Uco Valley. Jeb Dunnuck awarded it 94 points.
The wine opens with rich dark and red fruit, blackcurrants, ripe cherries, and strawberries, with notes of peppercorn and a hint of barrel spice. On the palate, it is medium- to full-bodied with juicy, supple red fruit at its core, sinewy tannins, and a generous, rich finish with moderate freshness. 7% of the wine is aged in barrel. Tremendously impressive and built to drink now through 2034.
"Another delightful offering from the producer that punches way, way above its price point. Finding the best parts of each area of Mendoza, the warm and the cool, the lower elevation and higher elevation, it’s juicy in supple red fruit and juicy at its core, a tremendously impressive and delicious wine from Paul Hobbs and his team. Drink now through 2034." — Jeb Dunnuck, 94 Points (Vintage 2023)
"Lots of rich dark and red fruit with notes of blackcurrants. The well-balanced palate is medium- to full-bodied with sinewy tannins and a generous, rich finish." — James Suckling, 92 Points (Vintage 2023)
- Producer: Viña Cobos (Paul Hobbs), Mendoza, Argentina
- Vintage: 2023
- Appellation: Mendoza
- Sub-Regions: 65% Luján de Cuyo, 35% Valle de Uco
- Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Style: Medium-to-full-bodied, fruit-forward Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vinification: 7% aged in barrel
- Size: 750ml
- Tasting Notes: Blackcurrants, ripe cherries, strawberries, peppercorn, barrel spice, juicy finish
- Cellar Potential: Drink now through 2034
- Best Paired With: Grilled ribeye, lamb chops, empanadas, aged manchego, hearty stews
A 94-point Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon at an honest price — Felino is the benchmark for what Paul Hobbs and Viña Cobos can deliver in a glass.
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Wine Information:
Country: Argentina
Region: Mendoza
Sub-Region:
Appellation: Mendoza
Variety: Malbec
Type: Reds
Size: 750ml
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Pure varietal expressions serve as a vibrant introduction to Mendoza, sourced from rigorously selected vineyards throughout the region's top quality growing areas - Lujan de Cuyo and Valle de Uco - imparting distinct fruit profiles to the wines.
This wine has a deep red ruby color with pleasant aromas of ripe red fruit and a fresh touch of tobacco, cocoa and spices like nutmeg. Good concentration on the palate, round and smooth. Its nish has a lovely red fruits’ aertaste.
James Suckling writes: Aromas of flowers, stems and currants. Medium-bodied with a soft, velvety texture and a long, beautiful finish. Fantastic value. Pure and focused. Drink now or hold. - James Suckling 94
Aaron Romano writes: Plush in style, showing a vanilla cast to the cherry and plum core, with mineral and mace details that fold in around firming tannins. Drink now. - Wine Spectator