Winemaker Notes
This wine is pure and authentic Malbec: dark, dry, deep with
blueberry and dark fruit tones, and a long finish and refreshing lift. Unlike the current spate of international styled Malbecs, whose heft and sweetness mask any subtleties, this wine emphasizes the natural minerality of the Andean slopes, the scents of the native scrubland brush, and the depth of flavor that only ancient vines can produce.
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.
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