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Never mind the bolas
Apr 10, 2007
I've been meaning to announce the arrival of Alessandro Speri's Argentinian Malbec, a sumptuous red wine I promised a while ago. It's here at last and I'm absolutely delighted. We stock both cuvées: the Prodigo and the Prodigo Reserva, and Bubble Brothers heartily recommend them.
In fact, we recommend them a whole bunch more than the May edition of Decanter, which arrived this morning, does. The Decanter tasting panels don't usually get it badly wrong, but either there was hessian-tongued bostoonery in the air the day they made their selections from a hundred and twenty-three Arg. Malb's, or else the wines that scored higher than Speri's are simply egregiously magnificent. Decanter gave the 2004 Prodigo Reserva three stars (recommended) and 14½ points, and the 2004 Prodigo two stars (fair) and 13¾ points. In my view, both wines was robbed.
I'll try to get my hands on a bottle of some of the wines that got a higher score, and report back. Good job we don't pay too much attention to critics. Neither should you.
In case you're wondering about bolas, I thought that's what everyone thought of when they thought of Argentina, after football and possibly the Falkland Islands depending on your vintage and provenance. Apparently not.
In fact, we recommend them a whole bunch more than the May edition of Decanter, which arrived this morning, does. The Decanter tasting panels don't usually get it badly wrong, but either there was hessian-tongued bostoonery in the air the day they made their selections from a hundred and twenty-three Arg. Malb's, or else the wines that scored higher than Speri's are simply egregiously magnificent. Decanter gave the 2004 Prodigo Reserva three stars (recommended) and 14½ points, and the 2004 Prodigo two stars (fair) and 13¾ points. In my view, both wines was robbed.
I'll try to get my hands on a bottle of some of the wines that got a higher score, and report back. Good job we don't pay too much attention to critics. Neither should you.
In case you're wondering about bolas, I thought that's what everyone thought of when they thought of Argentina, after football and possibly the Falkland Islands depending on your vintage and provenance. Apparently not.
