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Search Flickinger Wine Inventory
Inventory updated: Wed, Sep 02, 2026 04:02 PM cst
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Regions: Argentina
Vintages: Between 2012 and 2012
| Producer |
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Wine |
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| Achaval-Ferrer |
2012 |
Finca Altamira Mendoza Malbec (6x750ML)
ETA 90-120 Days; No cancellations or returns. This item may be subject to tariffs. |
$517.98 |
1 |
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| Bramare (Vina Cobos) |
2012 |
Lujan de Cuyo Cabernet Sauvignon  |
$39 |
3 |
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WA 89 (8/2015): The 2012 Bramare Cabernet Sauvignon Luján de Cuyo Appellation fermented in stainless steel and matured in new and used oak barrels for some 17 months. It's a ripe and balsamic Cabernet with plenty of Mediterranean herb aromas plus ripe blackberries and plums that have just a hint of raspberry leaf and plenty of spices and cigar box notes. The palate is soft and round with moderate to low acidity along with good volume and density of ripe flavors intermixed with spicy, creamy oak.
VM 90+ (2/2015): Bright ruby-red. Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, licorice and dark chocolate are complemented by exotic oak tones. Broad on entry, but then tougher in the middle than its Malbec sibling, showng a slightly medicinal quality to its black fruit and licorice flavors. I like the push-pull of savory and sweet elements, but the slightly drying tannins will require a few years of cellaring. Stephen Tanzer. |
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2012 |
Lujan de Cuyo Malbec |
$39 |
2 |
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| VM 92 (1/2015): Bright, full ruby-red. Aromas of blackberry, black raspberry, licorice, dark chocolate and sweet oak spices are lifted by a violet topnote. Creamy and subtly sweet, with high-class oak and nicely integrated acidity giving shape to the flavors of black raspberry, currant and dark chocolate. This very glossy wine finishes with fine-grained tannins and lovely persistence. Balanced from day one but has the density to evolve slowly and positively in bottle. Stephen Tanzer. |
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| Bodega Catena Zapata |
2012 |
Argentino Vyd. Malbec |
$99 |
6 |
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| VM 92+ (3/2016): Bright ruby-red. Blackberry, cassis, licorice and violet on the youthfully medicinal but vibrant nose. Very tight and minerally in the early going, with pungent acidity contributing to the impression of inner-mouth floral lift. Strong smoky and saline minerality. Fifty percent of this wine was fermented via carbonic maceration. Tannins are big and firm but one feels the acidity today; the pH is a moderate 3.5. No shortage of sweetness here, but the wine's spine will require patience. Stephen Tanzer. |
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2012 |
Nicasia Vyd. Malbec |
$99 |
4 |
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JD 96 (9/2025): Sitting within an alluvial fan where the vines feel the energy of the water below and the rocks are as big as cars, the 2012 Malbec Nicasia Vineyard is grown in limestone calcareous soil, the vines planted from a massal selection in 1996. It’s refined and silky on the palate, midweight, with well-resolved tannins at this point. It was 10% whole cluster fermented in new French oak foudres and 100% barrel fermented before spending two years in one- and two-year-old barrels. It’s a grand wine, a testament to Malbec’s aging qualities, melding together into one seamless expression of violet, dark chocolate, and wet stone. Drink now and over the next 10 years. (Drink between 2025-2035). Virginie Boone.
VM 93+ (3/2016): Bright ruby-red. Deep aromas of cassis, licorice and menthol lifted by a mineral component. Hugely rich and dense but with a superb balance of sweetness and acidity and a vibrant element of graphite minerality. Very primary but already seamless in texture. Finishes with outstanding length and suave, broad, palate-saturating tannins. Still an infant. (Drink between 2018-2026). Stephen Tanzer. |
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| Cheval des Andes |
2012 |
Mendoza Red Wine |
$99 |
5 |
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JS 97 (6/2015): Fabulous aromas of blackberry, spice and flower. Perfumed. Lavender, rose and lilac too. A wine that grows on the palate with extreme finesse and complexity that shows ultra-fine tannins, currants, and flowers. Super length. Mostly mablec with cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot. Best Cheval des Andes ever? Drink or hold.
WA 94 (8/2015): 2012 was a warmer vintage but they harvested earlier to preserve freshness. The 2012 Cheval des Andes has more floral notes (that they attribute to the early picking) violets and lilies. While the blackberries and blackcurrants are there, they do not overpower the nose. In this vintage the final blend (which changes every year, they have no rules) was 64% Malbec, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon (a higher percentage to provide freshness in this warmer vintage) and then 8% Petit Verdot. This is a hedonistic Cheval showing the character of the vintage but with better balance and more integrated oak than in the earlier releases. They reduced the percentage of new oak to 30% and also started experimenting with some 500-liter barrels that were widely used in 2014, and the aging was longer at 14 months. The palate is powerful, and to drink at around 15 C. It gets more depth and nuanced with time in the glass. Even if young, this is polished and can be drunk starting now. 68,000 bottles were produced in 2012.
VM 93+ (3/2016): (a joint venture between Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de los Andes): Bright ruby-red. Highly complex nose and palate meld currant, plum, licorice, mocha, tobacco, wild herbs and a sexy floral element. Utterly suave and seamless blend in the style of a ripe Right Bank wine, with saline soil tones leavening the wine's sweetness of fruit. One senses the 15% alcohol on the finish of this very long, firmly tannic, classically dry wine, which needs a couple more years in the bottle to come into full focus. My sample improved dramatically over 24 hours in the recorked bottle, showing purer fruit character without any loss of energy. Stephen Tanzer. |
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2012 |
Mendoza Red Wine (6X750ML) 6-bottle OWC |
$594 |
1 |
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JS 97 (6/2015): Fabulous aromas of blackberry, spice and flower. Perfumed. Lavender, rose and lilac too. A wine that grows on the palate with extreme finesse and complexity that shows ultra-fine tannins, currants, and flowers. Super length. Mostly mablec with cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot. Best Cheval des Andes ever? Drink or hold.
WA 94 (8/2015): 2012 was a warmer vintage but they harvested earlier to preserve freshness. The 2012 Cheval des Andes has more floral notes (that they attribute to the early picking) violets and lilies. While the blackberries and blackcurrants are there, they do not overpower the nose. In this vintage the final blend (which changes every year, they have no rules) was 64% Malbec, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon (a higher percentage to provide freshness in this warmer vintage) and then 8% Petit Verdot. This is a hedonistic Cheval showing the character of the vintage but with better balance and more integrated oak than in the earlier releases. They reduced the percentage of new oak to 30% and also started experimenting with some 500-liter barrels that were widely used in 2014, and the aging was longer at 14 months. The palate is powerful, and to drink at around 15 C. It gets more depth and nuanced with time in the glass. Even if young, this is polished and can be drunk starting now. 68,000 bottles were produced in 2012.
VM 93+ (3/2016): (a joint venture between Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de los Andes): Bright ruby-red. Highly complex nose and palate meld currant, plum, licorice, mocha, tobacco, wild herbs and a sexy floral element. Utterly suave and seamless blend in the style of a ripe Right Bank wine, with saline soil tones leavening the wine's sweetness of fruit. One senses the 15% alcohol on the finish of this very long, firmly tannic, classically dry wine, which needs a couple more years in the bottle to come into full focus. My sample improved dramatically over 24 hours in the recorked bottle, showing purer fruit character without any loss of energy. Stephen Tanzer. |
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| El Enemigo |
2012 |
Gran Enemigo Single Vinyard El Cepillo Cabernet Franc |
$99 |
1 |
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| WA 96 (12/2016): One of two new single-vineyard Cabernet Francs first produced in 2012 is the 2012 Gran Enemigo El Cepillo Single Vineyard, from a place that will soon should get its own appellation in the San Carlos district of the Valle de Uco. This is sourced from a vineyard at 1,450 meters with colluvial soils of glacial origin, with pink granite and some limestone of marine origin, as there are marine fossils. The palate is incredibly linear, sharp and austere, with the texture of stones and some aromas of graphite. There are minor traces of oak, but they are very subtle, perhaps only noticeable when tasting it next to the other single vineyards. This is austere and mineral, and it should develop beautifully in bottle. This is a superb addition to the already exceptional portfolio of Aleanna. |
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| Mendel |
2012 |
Unus |
$30 |
5 |
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| WA 93 (8/2015): The 2012 Unus is a blend of 65% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot sourced from different subzones of Mendoza. It fermented in stainless steel and matured in barrel for around one year, in a mixture of new and second-use. Tasted next to some 2013s you immediately feel the ripeness of the vintage (which the wine clearly shows, as it should be), with more aromas of plums and dark cherries and plenty of spices. The palate is medium to full-bodied with the grapes nicely integrated. It feels very compact and serious. I tasted 2005, 2007 and 2010, and I found the iron and blood character of the Cabernet from Perdriel, mostly in the 2005, which was a cool and somewhat wet vintage. The 2005 is perfect for drinking and the 2010 still feels a bit young. 2012 is a warmer vintage and might develop faster, but for sure it's a wine that can age. |
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