91 Points | International Wine Cellar , January 2012

(a joint project between Renacer and the Amarone producer Allegrini; 60% malbec, 30% cabernet sauvignon and 5% each cabernet franc and bonarda, with the grapes partially dried on the vines via the appassimento process):  Bright red-ruby.  Liqueur-like dark raspberry, cassis, licorice and black pepper on the nose, plus an exotic whiff of fresh apricot.  Distinctly sweet (8 g/l r.s.) but with excellent acidity giving the wine a surprising delicacy.  Exotic and round, with terrific fruit intensity and a very long, seamless finish featuring sweet tannins.  An excellent vintage for this extract-rich wine.