2018 Estate Selection Malbec

$45

Malbec is a very different variety than either merlot or cabernet; although merlot and cabernet differ, they have a lot in common, notably the presence of plums in their flavor profile (dominant in merlot, a component in cabs).  Not so malbec.  This can be a problem.  What exactly does malbec taste like?  We will get to that presently…..

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Malbecs are food wines.  And malbecs are dark in color.  So too with this 2018.  When tasting, the first thing you notice is the deep red-black color.  And those flavors?  Hard to characterize.  Our tasters got ‘very dark cherry’, ‘pomegranate’, ‘black pepper’, ‘white pepper’, ‘blackberry’.  Even strawberry.  As for me, I am forever destined to find a flavor in malbec defined by our previous winemaker, Eric Fry, as ‘red banana’.  Of course, there’s no such thing as a red banana.  But if there was, I know just how it would taste.

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Please let us know what you think!