Winemaker Notes
Garnet violet color. Aromas of roasted nuts, latte, and dried berries with a supple, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a zesty, chocolate citrus peel, bacon bits, and earth accented finish with fine chewy tannins. Excellent balance and flavor for a wide range of foods.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The continuing story of Argentine Malbec is a good one. While the competition stakes climb higher, many producers have found a pleasing sweet spot in the $15-$20 range. The 2015 Alberti 154 Malbec fits well in the group. TASTING NOTES: This wine is soft and easy drinking. Its aromas and flavors should make it an ideal pairing partner with lightly-seasoned grilled beef. (Tasted: January 4, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
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.
GEC710067_2015 Item# 428170