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The Waxed Bat Reserve 2020

The Waxed Bat Reserve 2020
Opi Sadler’s The Waxed Bat is one of our all-time best-selling reds. Here’s the luxe Reserve edition, which is darker, richer and arrives on your table with huge acclaim. Aged for one year in oak barrels, this Cabernet-Malbec blend is made for steak.

Wine Details

Gold
93
93PTS
  • Red - Medium to Full Bodied
  • ArgentinaArgentina
  • Cabernet-based blend
  • Vegan
  • 13.5% ABV
  • 750 ml
  • Vegetarian
  • 31 December 2025

Flavor Profile

Wine Flavor Profile
The Waxed Bat Reserve is a full-bodied red with ripe blackberry and plum aromas, framed by elegant notes of smoke and vanilla. The palate offers rich black-fruit flavors, soft tannins and a long, layered, well-integrated finish that recalls vanilla and toasted baking spices.
Wine Food Pairings
Beef, aged cheese, game, lamb, burgers, meaty pasta.
Beyond the Label

Argentine legend Opi Sadler is beloved by customers and critics alike for his rich reds. His sumptuous Waxed Bat Reserve is even richer, darker and more intense than the original. It also has dozens of illustrious accolades to its name—including a 93-point gold medal from Gilbert & Gaillard for this 2020 release.

Opi and his team hand harvested the ripest Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec from his favorite Mendoza vineyards. And since “Argentina has four excellent vintages in a row including 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020” (critic James Suckling), the quality of the grapes was truly top notch. After assembling the perfect blend, Opi gave the concentrated juice a 12-month slumber in the finest oak barrels. Over to G&G judges for what to expect in the glass:

“Smoke, ash and pepper on the nose accented by jammy red and black fruits. Very elegant palate both for the tannins and flavours. Intense fusion of fruit and oak with remarkable length.” Our two cents: its rich black fruit and toasty vanilla notes make it perfect for barbecued or roasted meats.

We also recommend you order now, before diehard Waxed Bat fans gobble up all of our cases…

Argentine legend Opi Sadler is beloved by customers and critics alike for his rich reds. His sumptuous Waxed Bat Reserve is even richer, darker and more intense than the original. It also has dozens of illustrious accolades to its name—including a 93-point gold medal from Gilbert & Gaillard for this 2020 release.

Opi and his team hand harvested the ripest Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec from his favorite Mendoza vineyards. And since “Argentina has four excellent vintages in a row including 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020” (critic James Suckling), the quality of the grapes was truly top notch. After assembling the perfect blend, Opi gave the concentrated juice a 12-month slumber in the finest oak barrels. Over to G&G judges for what to expect in the glass:

“Smoke, ash and pepper on the nose accented by jammy red and black fruits. Very elegant palate both for the tannins and flavours. Intense fusion of fruit and oak with remarkable length.” Our two cents: its rich black fruit and toasty vanilla notes make it perfect for barbecued or roasted meats.

We also recommend you order now, before diehard Waxed Bat fans gobble up all of our cases…

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Very elegant palate both for the tannins and flavors. Intense fusion of fruit and oak with remarkable length.

Gilbert & Gaillard

93 points