Winemaker Notes
Nose of crushed red berries and black fruit, hints of violet and dried fennel,balanced, mouth feel, with smooth entrance, firm mid palate, and long,vibrant finish. Overall clean and focused profile.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Opens with tarry, cooked aromas but with airing, oak and ripe, earthy berry notes squeak out. The palate is chewy and solid, with extract and tannic grab as well as smoky, sultry flavors of roasted blackfruits and bouillon. Meaty and satisfying.
Best Buy
Most distinguished and celebrated from Argentina’s Mendoza, Malbec has seen runaway success since the early 2000s. Mendoza’s agreeable, continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold snowy winters allows the perfect conditions for growing outstanding Malbec. This grape is easy to like for its lusty, deep flavors and aromas of blackberry, plum, red cherry, autumn spice and tilled earth. It’s easy to find delicious, fruit-driven, affordable everyday examples and in prices beyond, quite exceptional ones with dense, supple textures that make them capable of aging.
EPC16265_2009 Item# 103137