Such a pleasure...Very dark purple with an exceptionally
vibrant ruby rim
Sensual subtleties… Black currant, black cherry, vanilla,
cedar chips
Just a tad bit lacking…I have been lucky enough to find this
wine (as well as the Munoz de Toro Argie Bonarda) at a local olive mill. I say
I’m lucky because this wine is an exceptional glass of Malbec, and for the nice
price of 12.99. I haven’t done a lot of research on this except to find out
that this is a Durigutti wine and while I wasn’t a big fan of the 2009
Durigutti Malbec; this is a much better pour. Be advised this wine needs time
to breathe, even if you use a Vinturi or other wine aerator you need to let
this sit out for a few hours preferably overnight. If you give this wine a
chance to breathe it is quite a nice experience. The attack is all dark fruit
layered one atop the next; cherry, plum, black currant with a smattering of
blackberry and blueberry and just a touch of smoky wood underlying those fruit
flavors. The mid-palate is just a little bit “weaker” than I’d like. I can feel
just the mere hints of alcohol heat, and the tannins are very illusive. There
is some nice acidity and some nice sweet-and-sour cherry/cranberry flavors. But
overall the mid-palate isn’t what I’d expected in the least. While the
mid-palate leaves me wanting, the long finish does not disappoint. Layer upon
layer of black fruits (plum, blackberry and currant being predominant) are
interspersed with cassis, vanilla, ash, loam, sage and leather; making this one
of the more complex Malbec’s I’ve tasted in a while. This is a medium bodied
wine with an exceptionally pleasant aftertaste of cherry and chalk that leaves
me licking my lips and longing for another glass.
Overall, this is a wonderful wine experience with just a few
hiccups along the way. The attack is somewhat one dimensional and the
mid-palate is a disappointment but this wine shines in the finish and pours on
the depth and character. Due to the beauty of the finish and overall
pleasantness of this wine I recommend it and give it a solid, Good QPR. For
your money it’s a decent bottle, but if you really just want a great drinking
Malbec for the best price than you’d still have to pick up the Kaiken Malbec.
This isn’t as cheap as the Kaiken and the Kaiken is a better all around wine in
my opinion; but this is pretty darn close.
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