TASTING NOTES:
The 2017 Dharma is a 50/50 blend of Malbec and Cabernet Franc from a single vineyard in La Consulta that is organic and biodynamically farmed. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in concrete vats and matured in used oak barrels for 12 months. I think the two varieties work very well together (it used to have Petit Verdot instead of Cabernet Franc), and it feels compact, integrated and serious. It has good ripeness without excess and fine-grained, elegant tannins. Serious, with potential to improve in bottle. Very good value too.
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 91 pts.
