Originally Posted by
Gaucho100K
Yeah.... Robert Parker created a huge stir with this wine, I got 25 calls a day for weeks after that thread got started.... the wine is not sold in Argentina, export market only. I havent been able to get my hands on this, despite trying very hard to do so.
Alex - I picked up a case of this at my local wine merchant today (in California). I was initially confused because my merchant's web site listed it as "Poesia" Pasodoble, and the shelf tag (and also tagged on the case) was Masi Tupungato Passo Doble. But it's the real thing. Price was US$11.99.
I was impressed by a bottle of Clos de Andes Malbec that I opened last week from the same enterprise ($12.99 at Costco in the US). Still plenty of aging potential in this one.
I also picked up a bottle of the Susana Balbo Crios Torrontes ($11.99 retail) - since you and Jancis both agree on this :-)
Saludos!
John