91 Wine Spectator

"Dark, with licorice snap, espresso and black Mission fig notes that pump along, while hints of charred mesquite, roasted vanilla bean and black tea fill in behind them. The long finish has nice underlying minerality. Drink now through 2011. 1,500 cases made." -91 Points - Wine Spectator

WINE:
"100 % Gran Riserva Malbec. from Perdriel, Mendoza, Argentina. The vineyards are 3 ha in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, at 950 m above sea level. Aged 16 to 18 months in French and Italian oak barriques and 12 to 14 months in the bottle." -Winemaker

WINERY:
"“AVE!” (The classic greeting of the Caesars). The passion of this meaningful greeting is reflected in our wines in which Tuscany’s tradition and New World modernity are blended together in perfect unison. Ave is our main project in Argentina. It incorporates Italian style and taste with those of Argentina. AVE is conceived, developed and signed by Alberto Antonini, one of the world’s most prestigious winemakers." -Winery

WINEMAKER:
"ALBERTO ANTONINI has always worked humbly and with the strong desire of getting into the game, facing new and thrilling challenges, and beating them. Suffices to glimpse at his biography: winemaking specialization in the Universities of Bordeaux and Davis, the worlds’ two most prestigious institutions in that sector. He worked in Frescobaldi, from there he jumped to Antinori as chief winemaker finally arriving in Matura Group, which he founded with his friend and colleague Attilio Pagli." -Winery

MENDOZA:
"It is said that one cannot be well unless one is somewhere else. And there is nowhere else but Mendoza, we say. Having arrived less than a year ago, we immediately fell in love. With its mountains, streets, perfume, people. With the territory and its eldest son: the Wine. A product as well as a philosophy that we deeply feel as ours. We will rock him, take care of him, and follow him from his birth to the craddle: the bottle. And we will grow with him. Improving every year, more structured, strong and agreable. Because old age does not exist, only maturity." -Winemaker