Description
The 2022 Mundus Bacillus Terrae is a standout, terroir-driven, high-altitude Malbec with power, freshness, minerality, and age-worthiness. It's a luxury wine for collectors, offering complexity and refinement—but best enjoyed after a few years, say from 2028 onward. If you're hunting for an elegant Argentine Malbec with serious pedigree and cellaring potential, this one delivers.
James Suckling
Wet stone, iron, iodine and wet earth with a touch of white pepper and cocoa powder to the deep blue and black fruit. Brooding now, but super fresh. Full-bodied and broad on the palate with real tension, full of fresh, fine-grained tannins. Extremely long and fresh. Drink from 2028.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Among the exceptional trio of Malbec bottlings from Adrianna Vineyard, I found the 2022 Adrianna Vineyard Malbec Mundus Bacillus Terrae to be the most complete and captivating. Starting with a dramatic, exotic, multidimensional and sophisticated nose, it presents an array of paradoxes that characterize the world's most intriguing wines: depth coupled with lift and elegance matched with assertion, all underpinned by a quiet, understated intensity that flows from the nose to the finish. A sleek, rich and polished palate transitions into a grippy, ultra-refined finish featuring well-measured tannins and remarkable length. I eagerly anticipate how this wine will evolve, and I have no doubt its trajectory will span at least two decades.
