We visited Mevi first and opted for a selection of reserve wines (quite often there are several tasting menus you can try at various price points) which were very drinkable. Although as it was only just past midday drinking strong reds on an empty stomach was a little interesting at first (although we soon warmed to the task).
We were served a 2010 Syrah (too young) and a 2011 Malbec (far too young) both of which would have been good in a year or two. The pick of the wines was (by far) a
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva. This is from mevi's Barricas del Plata range, the Reserva naming indicates it has been aged in oak, in this particular case for 12 months.
It was a very dark wine deep red and my notes suggest it smelt strong of booze at first but once opened up had hints of fresh cherries.
When drunk it was soft on the palette (not acidic at all) with hints of cherries, chocolate and perhaps a little touch of violet. The oak had given it a lingering slightly smoky finish which was very pleasant
I must have been hungry by this point as my notes said it would be good with a good strong cheddar or Sunday lunch!
The second vineyard was Tempus alba, which had some matched wine tasting with its food and allowed you to order and have a tasting glass with each course. Never people to skip food and matched wines we set about empanadas and a very good 2009 Malbec, followed by a steak and another very good 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (similar to the Mevi one but with slightly more acidity on the palette.)
The star wine of our tasting was their Pleno (blend) from 2007, which was a predominately Cabernet Sauvignon with some Malbec and Syrah.
The Pleno is a deep red but still slightly translucent, it smells of red fruits, with hints of leather and oak.
It was great to drink, complete on the palette, not acidic and not too rich.
As you drink it there are hints of vanilla among strawberries and as you would expect there is a smooth finish with slightest whiff smoke that leaves you wanting more.
It is perfectly drinkable all by itself (good for "Big Dave" as my fiancee put it, mainly because she wanted a "Cougar Town" reference in the blog) but i think it would also be great with any red meat or cheese.
Will definitely keep an eye out for it in the UK but I can't imagine it will be anything like the same price.
Then for the sake of research we ordered dessert with, as you would expect, a dessert wine accompaniment. This took the form of a pear poached in wine. This was truly excellent, a great dessert for a hot afternoon, served chilled with some ice cream, a biscuit and a small cup of the wine reduction it was poached in.
Despite the fact that we had now had a substantial amount of wine and it was not yet 3pm I did manage to make notes on the dessert wine, which was a sweet Malbec.
This was served slightly chilled and was really dark, almost black, in colour. The overwhelming theme was cherries, the wine itself was not too sweet, perfect wine for someone without a sweet tooth or a good introductions to dessert wine.
It was smooth drinking with a nose of vanilla and red fruits, pleasant and light on the palette with a long finish with hint of tobacco.
After all that wine the 5km journey home was a touch wobbly on bikes, but we made it just about in 1 piece.
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