Vinalba, Reserva Malbec 2012, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: A thick malbec – something you can chew on.
Substantial even if not overly complex – like a hunky, college soccer player with an intriguing interest in the humanities. [Read more]
Dieter Meier’s Ojo De Agua, Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: A solid Mendoza cabernet that would be a great weekday wine and a strong contender for a Friday night splurge wine over $10.
Juicy mouthful of berries with faint hints of green pepper. [Read more]
Familia Bonfanti, Malbec 2011, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: This malbec engages your senses.
With jammy dark fruit leading at the front of your tongue this wine finishes with well-balanced acidity. [Read more]
Tierra Divina, Old Vine Malbec 2012, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: Cherry and blackberry aromas pervade this wine which is inky black in color with medium-wide legs.
This malbec is multi-dimensional in taste with the fruit in the lead and the acidity showing itself at the finish. [Read more]
Gerd Anselmann, Dornfelder 2012, Pfalz, Germany
Tasting Note: Moldy, cheesy. Round. Sweet.[Read more]
Valentin Bianchi, Malbec 2013, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: Pinot noir lovers at your table would find this malbec of interest.
You might even help them discover a new love of malbec. [Read more]
Bodega Elena de Mendoza, Malbec 2013, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: Feel a malbec grape ripen in real-time on your tongue when you sip this wine.[Read more]
H&M Hofer, Zweigelt 2013, Weinland, Osterreich, Austria
Tasting Note: It feels impossible to get tipsy on this Austrian red – until you do.
The same aftertaste that follows tasting German reds follows here as well. [Read more]
Clos La Coutale 2012, Cahors, AOP, France
Tasting Note: After tasting so many Argentinean malbecs, I’m again reminded how the same grape grown in two different places can express itself so differently.
Try this and taste it for yourself. [Read more]
Santa Rita 120, Carmenere 2013, Central Valley, Chile
Tasting Note: An orb of purple blackness in your glass.
This wine tastes of oak and black currant at its core and is a solid carmenere — another great installment from the Santa Rita 120 lineup. [Read more]
