Masi Tupungato, Corbec, Uco Valley, Tupungato, Mendoza, 2013

Masi employ the traditional appassimento method on fruit grown in Mendoza to produce this blend of Corvina and Malbec. It's still displaying youthful exuberance, with grippy, up-front tannins, a lick of vanilla and a solid core of perfectly ripe hedgerow fruit. There's certainly enough structure and complexity to guarantee further development. Rounds off with a lingering menthol note on the finish.