Winemaker Notes
Deep purple in color, with a spicy aroma, plum, raisins, and dark cherry-like flavors. Tannins are soft, velvety, and sweet. Very elegant, full-bodied, and a long finish which shows off its splendor and richness.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A delicious red with dark berry and chocolate character. Round and velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. Polished and pretty. Serious. Drink now or hold.
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Wine Enthusiast
Ripe berry aromas are woodsy and spicy, while this feels dense, jammy and chewy. Up-front oak is the lead flavor, followed by baked berry and spice notes. A firm finish, with rubbery tannins, is solid in feel and savory tasting, with a touch of complexity.
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.