Dan Trcka

The 2010 Mendel Malbec has intense aromas of charred wood, cigar box, clove and black cherry. It is a medium bodied, extra-dry, fruity to integrated wine; with forward acidity, tight tannins (decant for 30-60 min) and a medium to long finish. This is a sipping wine; drink 2014 – 2018 (cellaring potential +1 pt). My impression: NICE to BEAUTIFUL, 90(+1) pts – recommended for its quality. Tasted Nov/13.

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Mike de Maria

Certainly elegant, refined, and balanced. Juicy acidity, red fruits, potpourri, a little vanilla. Very solid.

John Szabo, MS

Another classy, fragrant, perfumed, violet-scented malbec here from Mendel, a house that excels in a more elegant and...

David Lawrason

Here's a nicely elegant, fruity young malbec with a classy aroma of violets, berries, vanilla, light smoke and herbs....

Mendel Malbec 2010