Rigal

L'Instant Truffier Malbec

8.423 ratings
-no pro ratings
Southwest France, France
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
Rob Dewfall

Good French Malbec, easy to drink

Good French Malbec, easy to drink

Aug 27th, 2017
Petr Jonak

Decanter FWE 2012

Decanter FWE 2012

Nov 5th, 2016
Kelsey DeWitt

Black cherry flavor

Black cherry flavor

Nov 4th, 2016
Howard White

Very disappointing Malbec dry and rather tasteless better Malbecs for this price.

Very disappointing Malbec dry and rather tasteless better Malbecs for this price.

May 26th, 2016
Mark Green

Made a mistake pairing this wine with "posh Mac 'n' cheese". Thought it would go well, but sadly not.

Not a lot to this wine sadly.
It's easy drinking. Red fruits, cherry especially, on the nose. Reasonable hit of tannins. More solid fruits on the palate.
Just a touch of pepper.
It is a lovely dense purple colour though and is very easy to drink.

From a marketing pov, however, putting something as beautiful as a truffle on the bottle, demands something special of the wine. Sadly doesn't succeed

Made a mistake pairing this wine with "posh Mac 'n' cheese". Thought it would go well, but sadly not.

Not a lot to this wine sadly.
It's easy drinking. Red fruits, cherry especially, on the nose. Reasonable hit of tannins. More solid fruits on the palate.
Just a touch of pepper.
It is a lovely dense purple colour though and is very easy to drink.

From a marketing pov, however, putting something as beautiful as a truffle on the bottle, demands something special of the wine. Sadly doesn't succeed

Mar 12th, 2016
Stephen Hall

Silky smooth, juicy red fruits. A hint of pepper, minerality (?) in aroma. Easy drinking but a bit simple if drunk alone without food.

Silky smooth, juicy red fruits. A hint of pepper, minerality (?) in aroma. Easy drinking but a bit simple if drunk alone without food.

Feb 1st, 2016
Madeleine Ralph

Really spicy, peppery but very smooth

Really spicy, peppery but very smooth

Dec 26th, 2015
Robert Packer

Robert had this 2 years ago

Robert had this 2 years ago

Jan 8th, 2023
Takashi Mochizuki

Takashi had this 7 years ago

Takashi had this 7 years ago

Mar 14th, 2018
Vladimir Lysenko

Vladimir had this 8 years ago

Vladimir had this 8 years ago

Apr 17th, 2017