Reserve Estate Bottled Valle de Uco Malbec

Deep Purple. A Malbec lover’s delight.

Dark ruby /Inky with a thin purple rim.

Strong nose of blackberries, sweet cherries, licorice, oak, vanilla, cloves, metals, tobacco, spice box, coffee, earth, light vegetables, red candy, spices and peppercorn.

Medium plus in body with high acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blueberries, plums, red currants, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, spices, tar, earth, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Medium finish with round tannins and bitter herbs.

This is a young Malbec from the Uco Valley in Mendoza. A bit bitter, unbalanced, sour and hot on the back of the throat. Shows notes of complexity.

Drinkable but needs some bottle time. Better after it opens up (2 hours). Would pair nicely with BBQ Meats.

100% Malbec grapes are grown at above 3,300 feet elevation, and aged in oak barrels for 12 months. Unfiltered.

14% alcohol by volume.

Hodges bend: 6/17 Tuesday night blinders: we called it 2012 Spanish maybe Catalan carignan/ Mourvèdre. Notes of shellac cherry blueberry boysenberry compote

Very nice. Ready to eat half a cow with this.

This is the reserve line

Smooth like velvet.

I very seldom drink #malbec as most of the wines you get from #alko are just flabby, sweet and boring. This one I bought from recent trip in Tallinn. It's less extracted and sweet and has some backbone and rather pleasant tannins.

Good body.

Strong chocolate note

Great Blue Jacket wine