Color - Violet/Purple
Nose - Raspberry Jam, Sweet Dark Cherry
Taste - On first taste this wine seems rather fruit forward but transitions into a rather spicy, clean grassy flavor. The Malbec definitely pushes the fruit flavor, while the Bonarda adds some depth, though I could use more Bonarda and less Malbec. Even though it's fruity, it is slightly dry with a medium body. Good clean finish, though rather short, the tannins bite just a bit as the wine leaves the tongue.
I've tried three of the four wines from this Négociant (the French term for a wine merchant who assembles the produce of smaller growers and winemakers and sells the result under its own name). First their Chilean Sauvignon Blanc, then their Chilean Carmenere, and finally this particular Argentinian blend. Unlike the Carmenere this wine gets better after waiting a few days and serving it colder rather than closer to room temperature. The wine becomes more complex though not anything super spectacular just a little more broad on the palate. Still sweet, the tannin bite is still present but the sweetness and slight vanilla spice of the Bonarda cover it well and make this wine quite pleasant.
Overall, The wine sells for 16.99 at Fry's/Krogers. In my opinion that's robbery for this wine. It's a decent wine, but not a 17 dollar bottle of wine. But it's often on sale for 5.99, and that makes this wine a steal. Pick it up when it's cheap and keep lots of it around. It's a pretty decent fruit-yet-dry red for 5.99.
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