2003 Bodegas Poesia "Poesia" Lujan de Cuyo (Elsewhere $50)

93 points Wine Enthusiast: "Winemakers Hélène Garcin and Patrice Levêque have coaxed a ton of character from 70-year-old Malbec and Cabernet vines, and the result is juicy but dark, with asphalt and tar aromas sitting in front of tight but generous black fruit (cassis and blackberry). Finishing notes of coffee, mocha and char leave you happy." (02/08) 90 points Robert Parker: "The 2003 Poesia is an elegant, medium-bodied effort displaying similar white chocolate and spice box characteristics, but neither the concentration nor intensity of its younger sibling. Black cherry, currant, licorice, and smoke characteristics emerge from this polished, elegant 2003. Consume it over the next 5-6 years." (06/05) 90 points Stephen Tanzer: "Ruby-red. Blackberry liqueur, black cherry, licorice, minerals and oaky torrefaction on the nose. Dense, sappy and clean; a big, powerful, dry wine with superripe black fruit and bitter chocolate flavors. Doesn't quite have the briskness of the 2002, but there's more mid-palate ripeness to support the solid tannic structure and the finish is sweeter. This may merit an even higher rating with three to five years of additional bottle aging." (Nov/Dec 2005)