TAPIZ MENDOZA LAS NOTAS DE JEAN CLAUDE 2012, ARGENTINA 95 points

Raise a Toast: A really exciting new wine. Love the intensity and richness, with lovely ripe fruit and lightly toasted oak character. Black olive and berry. Full body, firm and silky finish. 91% merlot with petit verdot, cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon. Better in 2019.

Home Ground: Bodega Tapiz, about half an hour’s drive from Mendoza, is an eco-friendly winery with a small boutique hotel called Club Tapiz, which has an excellent restaurant.