Dominio del Plata S.A. recibió su certificación para las normas ISO 22.000:2005.

From: "Ricardo Sassatani" Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:58:31 -0300 Subject: RE: Brioso 2002/Susana Balbo Malbec 2001 Dear Susana, thanks for you kind and prompt answers. I took some time to reply because I wanted to give you my impressions over the Susana Balbo Malbec 2001 that I tasted with some friends this weekend on a full-blind "cata". I always desired to hold a tasting of such quality-wine because I needed to challenge the misconcept that new-world wines did not develop well in the bottle. Therefore one is supposed to drink as soon as it gets to the market which I don't agree with. Except me, nobody knew the variety of grape, its vintage, producer, geographical zone nor retail price. The only information allowed at the beginning was the wine was red because it was poured into their glasses. The bottle has been kept in the cellar at 16C and served at 17-18C after almost two hours of decanting. The SBM presented a bright dark-red color with an small outer ring indicating some years of age. I couldn't notice the dark-violet component that distinguishes a Malbec. The aromas were quite complex. People could sense red berries, tobacco, leather, syrup, oak, vanilla, raisins, coffee, herbaceous notes which turned more difficult to guess which wine it was. On the palate, the SBM had rounded tannins, little astringency, no bitterness and good acidity. The flavors were those of black currants, pepper, jelly and licorice. And now the funniest section of the wine tasting: discovering the wine. Here some comments that people made: - Too structured and full-bodied to be a French wine - Not astringent enough to be an Italian - Too elegant to be a new-world - It has some acidity which is not part of the Californian and South-American style - It must be Portuguese. It is a Douro wine! After disclosing that was not European and it belonged to the Americas, people retasted again and made more comments: - It is a Californian Cabernet! - No way. Californian Cabs are more fruity and less complex - Sure it is Californian. It has plenty of vanilla and tobacco from the American oaks - Californian Cabs lacks acidity Then I said it was from South America. And contrary to some opinions, it was a blend of different grapes in which Cabernet was not predominant. And everybody once again returned to their glasses less confident than ever: - I knew it has Cabernet Sauvignon. Is that from Chile? - It must be one of the top Cabs (Sena, Errazuriz or Almaviva) When I finally mentioned that it was a SBM from a blend of Malbec, Cabernet and Bonarda, my friends were astonished and had the following impressions: - Malbecs tend to be over-extracted, almost black in color - Malbec wines usually has some residual sugar that made them easier to drink, that was not perceptible in the SBM - Most Malbec producers exaggerate on the alcohol, contrary to the elegance of SBM - It can't be a Malbec! This is the end of the story. Needless to say that they opened all the other bottles, leaving no future samples for me. Great wine! Regards Ricardo Sassatani From: Susana Sent: sábado, 16 de maio de 2009 12:30 To: Ricardo Sassatani Subject: Re: Brioso 2002/Susana Balbo Malbec 2001 Dear Ricardo, Thank you very for your kind email. It is a great pleasure to see there is a consumers like you who keeps the wine to enjoy them at the best moment. It makes sense to all my effort and dedication pursuing the best quality every year. Regarding you gems the 01 is tasting great, just give him 2 hours in a decanter before drink. 2002 was perfect year for velvet tannins and finesse, is ready now and also capable to rest more time. Best regards and let me know your impressions after you open the bottles. Susana ________________________________________ From: "Ricardo Sassatani" Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 09:28:44 -0300 Subject: Brioso 2002/Susana Balbo Malbec 2001 Dear Susana, I am a big fan of your wines. Currently I hold half case of Brioso 2002 and Susana Balbo 2001 that I purchased in 2005 on my trip to Mendoza and Buenos Aires. What is the timeframe to drink those bottles? Are they ready or should I wait more? Thanks Ricardo Sassatani

El periodista James Molesworth estuvo en Mendoza durante el mes de marzo, recorrió varias bodegas y elogió el trabajo de varios winemakers argentinos por sus cambios, entre ellos a Daniel Pi, de Trapiche. En la última entrega de Wine Spectator Insider marcó 16 vinos, todos tintos y la mayoría de ellos malbec con más de 90 puntos. No es la primera vez que sucede esto, además de los puntajes de septiembre, en abril también puntuó blends, Cabernet Sauvignon y Malbec. Nosotros 2006 de Dominio del Plata, de 94 puntos, lo describió así: “no se anda con miramientos, ofreciendo un torrente de ciruelas, frambuesas y moras de Boysen prensadas que bombean de principio a fin, empujadas por exuberantes notas de regaliz, especias, chocolate con leche y menta”, la nota en Wine Spectator Insider, de James Molesworth. En la línea de los 92 puntos aparece BenMarco Expresivo 2006 (Dominio del Plata) al que el periodista caracteriza como “oscuro y sustancioso, con muchas notas de salsa de higos, té negro, cacao semiamargo y ciruelas, recorriendo un paladar muy tostado. Con capas densas hacia el final y el borde tostado que toma el control, por ahora; pero la vivaz frambuesa y la mineralidad enterrada están allí para desarrollarse en la cava. Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petit Verdot y Tannat”.

Si bien Malbec es la variedad de uva más famosa, Bonarda ( creida como originaria de Italia) merece también atención . Segunda variedad más extensamente implantada en el país, produce vinos que tienden a ser acesibles, intensamente frutados y combinables con las comidas.