Winemaker Notes
An intense red violet color. On the nose, bright red fruit, plums and raspberries. On the palate, fruity, with round, firm tannins.
Highly recommended with red meats, cheeses made from cow milk and pastas with light sauces.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Berry and black plum aromas are oaky and welcoming, with a hint of green herbs poking through. This feels full, round and friendly, with chunky weight and soft tannins. Creamy flavors of blackberry and dark plum come with a saline note, while the finish slides away easily.
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.
SWS296170_2011 Item# 119627