Winemaker Notes
The 1999 Malbec is full-bodied, with an intense deep red color. The nose is full of rich spices, including cloves and blackberries with vanilla nuances from the oak. On the palate, the wine is quite rich, with a blueberry character to the fruit, lighter tannins, and a long, luscious finish. Served at 60 to 65° F, this wine is a perfect match for richly flavored pastas or, even better, the legendary steaks of the Argentine Pampas.
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.
GLO7164315_1999 Item# 19929