Carlos Basso Argentinian Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec

Tasting notes & discussion 13

Packages have been upgraded to 2-day transit for increased protection.
Typically $15/bottle from Bodega Amalia
Vintage 2019 from Mendoza
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About Bodega Amalia: “In 1935, Carlos Basso, together with his brother Tulio, purchased the ‘Santa Ana’ winery, eventually turning it into one of Argentina’s largest premium brands. Seeking to simplify their lives and once again become involved in small production winemaking, the family sold ‘Santa Ana’ in 1996. Using the profits from this sale the Basso’s purchased and remodeled a small winery in Carrodilla, Mendoza the following year.”

The Rat Finca

TASTING NOTES: “Shows jammy berry aromas backed by plump black berry and strawberry flavors. Solid and flush throughout with surprising softness.”

“The use of two separate vineyards in Argentina is a traditional practice to safeguard against the threat of hail. For the Basso family, it also allows them to make a more interesting blend by combining the attributes of two distinct microclimates. The dark, powerful fruit from their vineyard in San Carlos, matched with the softer, more nuanced fruit from their vineyard in Tunuyan makes for a memorable wine.” (AbV 14.0%, pH 3.8, TA 5.18 g/L, RS 1.39 g/L)

VARIETALS: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Malbec

BARRELS: 9 months in stave-studded concrete.

PAIRS WITH: N/A

THAT REMINDS ME OF: Rat Fink.

If you’ve ever perused tattoo art, custom cars and motorcycles, or just passively absorbed some of the culture surrounding those things (Kustom Kulture), you may be familiar with the iconic Rat Fink. It’s a fat rat dude that’s a sickly green, with bulging eyes, sharp and crooked teeth, lumpy and wrinkly skin, hair all over, usually wears a shirt/jumpsuit that says RF on it, often seen in wild hotrods… He’s like an anti-Mickey Mouse, described essentially as such by its late creator Ed Roth.

Roth created many creatures of similar grotesqueness from the late 50’s onward, creatures he had debuted as “Weirdos.” His heavy involvement in Kustom Kulture, building many hotrods and choppers of his own, led to his Weirdos becoming embedded within the culture.

Carlos Basso Argentinian Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec

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