The 2021 Don Nicanor Malbec was produced with grapes from Valle de Uco and Luján de Cuyo in similar proportion, fermented with selected yeasts and with 60% of the wine matured in oak barrels for 12 months. It has contained ripeness at 14.5% alcohol and is juicy and peachy, with black fruit (cassis, blackberry) and herbs. It is more serious, perhaps with a more reductive personality, with good concentration, tension and balance. Modern, very good value and a traditional name. 350,000 bottles produced.
91 points, Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Nov 2022)
Pretty nose of potpourri, lavender, cherries, purple plums and spice box. It’s full-bodied and creamy with a firm tannin frame. Nicely spiced. Better after 2024.
91 points, James Suckling (Apr 2023)
The 2021 Malbec Don Nicanor is made with grapes from Luján and the Uco Valley, Mendoza and was aged for 12 months in French oak. Purple in hue. The nose offers notes of fresh and ripe plum, white pepper and hints of oak. It’s juicy in the mouth with taut tannins and a degree of volume supported by the precise freshness. A wine in which each terroir lent its distinct character.
90 points, Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous (Nov 2022)
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