Well, of course, Malbec actually originated in France, but Argentina has become known as the "other" place to get great Malbec.
I was in a liquor store before Xmas and noticed they had a few "mini" bottles of wine; 375 ml, or half of a regular bottle. I thought that was a good way to try out some new wines, so I picked up a couple, including this one:
Reading up on this, I'm supposed to get "bitter chocolate, raspberry and spice" on the nose. Hmm, I can kind of see the chocolate and a hint of spice; no berries at all for ne, though. The palate is interesting. Some lush black cherry and just a touch of mocha, with a bit of acidity. I think this would improve with another year or two in the bottle. 83.
At $15.99 for a full bottle, this would hardly be considered "world class" Malbec, but it is what it is: perfectly quaffable. Not bad at all. It wouldn't be fair to say my search for a great Malbec is over, not by a long shot, but this is the best one I've had so far.
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