Arrowood

Sonoma County Malbec

8.45 ratings
8.31 pro ratings
Sonoma County, California, USA
Malbec
Tomato-Based, Beef, Potato, Venison, White Rice, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Pasta, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Jim McCusker

Just finished a Catena wine dinner and decided to pull this from the cellar to see how it compared. Not surprisingly, this is a totally different creature as compared to the younger Argentinian malbecs we just had, but this is very, very good. The nose strikes me more like a younger cabernet, not a 20-year-old malbec. Nice fruit up front with some leather and sour cherry notes on the edge. The tannins have fallen away considerably, but there's still enough of an acidic backbone to keep the wine alive through the mid-palate. The finish thins out a bit but has some nice layers of flavor that evolve throughout. SO impressed given the age of this wine (check out the integrity of that cork!), which proves again what a fantastic job Dick Arrowood did at his namesake winery in Sonoma.

Just finished a Catena wine dinner and decided to pull this from the cellar to see how it compared. Not surprisingly, this is a totally different creature as compared to the younger Argentinian malbecs we just had, but this is very, very good. The nose strikes me more like a younger cabernet, not a 20-year-old malbec. Nice fruit up front with some leather and sour cherry notes on the edge. The tannins have fallen away considerably, but there's still enough of an acidic backbone to keep the wine alive through the mid-palate. The finish thins out a bit but has some nice layers of flavor that evolve throughout. SO impressed given the age of this wine (check out the integrity of that cork!), which proves again what a fantastic job Dick Arrowood did at his namesake winery in Sonoma.

Jun 29th, 2017
Steven Schnoor

Very full bodied, lush wine with smooth finish. Unexpectedly great!

Very full bodied, lush wine with smooth finish. Unexpectedly great!

Aug 3rd, 2015
Ronnie Sanders

Owner/Importer Vine Street Imports

8.3

Ronnie had this 8 years ago

Ronnie had this 8 years ago

Apr 3rd, 2017
Nick L
8.0

Nick had this 8 years ago

Nick had this 8 years ago

Dec 25th, 2016
Michael Genn

Michael had this 9 years ago

Michael had this 9 years ago

Apr 2nd, 2016