Description
The winery was founded and is owned by Marcela Gonzalez Riesgo and Héctor Durigutti. Marcela is a well-respected agronomical engineer and Héctor is one of the most famous winemakers in Argentina. Their families are best friends and they decided to work together on a small, ultra-premium project –using an amazing 90 year-old vineyard as the base– that became Ksana. The name Ksana comes from Sanscript and means instant. For the Buddhists it refers the moment in which infinity is experienced in an instant. Likewise, we believe at the moment of tasting a wine, one experiences its vineyard’s history and winemaking process. The correct combination of these is what will make a wine last in your memory forever.
Ksana Reserva Malbec 2013
This Malbec is big. Aromas of red, black and dried fruits. It has a big mouth watering ending and lingers to a long finish at the end. All the while the front end of your palate yearns for more. Dark, spicey plum flavors. Nice balance of fruit and earth. Tannins leave your mouth wanting food to balance. This is a big Argentine wine and would stand up to what ever red meat your BBQ can throw at it.
Wine Enthusiast Tasting Note
Reedy and green on the nose, then choppy and clipped on the palate. For a full-priced Malbec, this is lacking in ripeness, body and finesse; it’s prickly and limited, with green bean, rhubarb and cranberry flavors. Score – 84. (MICHAEL SCHACHNER, Wine Enthusiast, Jan)
Vinodelsol Tasting Note
“The Ksana Malbec is very closed at first, but it opens with lush dark cherry, violet and cassis aromas. The palate is silky smooth, with a core of ripe black fruit laced with creamy new oak, and a satisfying, creamy finish. This is easy drinking but is well-made.” 90 points (’10), Wine Advocate
