99 point

There is a new top of the range produced with pure Malbec from a very small plot in the Cordón El Cepillo. It's a cool place with a small slope in a mostly flat vineyard with very different soils and angular stones in a place that has glacier moraine, which is completely different from the rest of the vineyard. It makes the grapes ripen much earlier and gives a very strict and stony wine with a textured palate with abundant dusty tannins. 2016 was a super cold and rainy year, and the 2016 As Bravas Malbec has only 12.5% alcohol and incredible freshness. It's only medium-bodied with gobsmacking balance and is incredibly harmonious, nuanced and subtle, with all that it needs for a very long life in bottle. This is serious, tight, austere and incredibly elegant. It matured in 2,000-liter oak foudres for some 60 months. It was bottled in April 2022.

97 point

Savory tobacco, dark truffles, undergrowth and a hint of cedar to the black fruit. Super succulent and energetic on the palate, which has a rapid, brisk feel to it. Racy acidity gallops across the mineral and transparent palate. Long, linear and super delicious. A unique malbec with a huge contrast between the savory nose and austere palate. Drink or hold.

96 point

The 2016 Malbec As Bravas originates from El Cepillo in the Uco Valley and underwent aging in foudres. A dark purple color with a garnet sheen. The aromatic profile unveils herbal notes of thyme, grape flowers and a blend of pepper and figs, all set against a cedar backdrop. Dry and elegantly restrained, the palate boasts a pronounced and brisk acidity that gives way to a vibrant and agile progression, culminating in a long-lasting herbal finish. This Malbec, crafted in a cool, rainy vintage and subsequently aged in the bottle, represents a distinct and unconventional approach to the red wines of the Uco Valley.