2007 La Posta del Viñatero "Pizzella Vineyard" Malbec Mendoza

91 points Wine Spectator: "Ripe and flashy, with a showy layer of mocha leading the way for spice cake, raspberry and boysenberry fruit flavors laid over a lush, creamy finish. Dense but lithe, with the fruit echoing through the finish. Drink now through 2010." (11/08). La Posta wines are a joint venture between well-known, respected winemaker/consultant Luis Reginato and importer Vine Connections. For this particular bottling, they source fruit from the Pizzella vineyard, which straddles Altamira and La Consulta, both excellent subzones within the Mendoza region. The vineyard is owned by a husband and wife duo who also happen to be parents and physical education teachers. Drawn to the life of tending a vineyard, the Pizzellas are now very well respected Mendoza growers. Of the La Posta wines, the Pizzella typically shows the greatest nerve, highest acidity and most high-toned character. This vintage it is softer and a lot more accessible at this early stage, showing great intensity to its juicy dark fruit flavors, as well as some hints of mineral. Produced from only free run juice, La Posta Pizzella always boasts a pure, mouthwatering quality to its fruit, making it one of the most easy-to-like, slightly-more-complex-than-merely-a-Tuesday-night Malbecs in our stock.