Winemaker Notes
The color has a bright violet color with shades of ebony.
The aroma reminds one of ripe plums, cherries and spice are complemented by a hint of tobacco.
On the palate the wine has flavors of ripe red berries, balanced acidity and sweet tannins leading to a deliciously long finish.
The aroma reminds one of ripe plums, cherries and spice are complemented by a hint of tobacco.
On the palate the wine has flavors of ripe red berries, balanced acidity and sweet tannins leading to a deliciously long finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine & Spirits
Grown at 3,600 feet in Tunuyan, the fresh efffect of the altitude is not enough to counteract the warmth of the vintage, which packs this malbec with black fruit flavors and sweet spice. Still, it sustains firm acidity, shaping the flavors and giving the wine exuberant depth. Open it now with a ribeye.
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Wine Enthusiast
Smells ripe and friendly, sort of like a jelly doughnut. The palate is creamy, dense and balanced, with saturated berry and spice flavors. Very smooth and integrated overall, and while it's definitely dark and ripe it's also popping with freshness. A complete wine at every turn.
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.
SWS305316_2009 Item# 108749