Winemaker Notes
Aromas of black cherries and plums are accompanied by notes of violets and vanilla. On the palate the wine is rich and full-bodied with flavors of juicy blackberries, cranberries, and black currants abound, followed by notes of vanilla and sweet spice.
Pair this Malbec with a meat dish that mirrors its tangy berry flavors like Cranberry Pot Roast or Roast Duck with Sour Cherry Sauce.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2013 Malbec is produced with a mixture of grapes from eastern Mendoza and the Uco Valley. Some full clusters are used in the fermentation and it might be the reason for those bright showy aromas of red cherries and strawberries and a tone of those telltale violet notes the Malbec can produce. The palate is agile, balanced, medium-bodied, with very nice acidity and round tannins. Unbelievable value. They produce an impressive half-million bottles, which at this quality level is more impressive!
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.
YNG524823_2013 Item# 128913