Savage Grace
Boushey Vineyard Côt
Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Purple red, highly extracted pigment. White pepper and vegetal notes in nose, blackberry, plum flavors with white pepper finish. Give it time to open; there’s a sturdy, raspy tannin backbone on the finish that needs lots of time to mellow. Cherry and cranberry flavors also emerge after an hour
Purple red, highly extracted pigment. White pepper and vegetal notes in nose, blackberry, plum flavors with white pepper finish. Give it time to open; there’s a sturdy, raspy tannin backbone on the finish that needs lots of time to mellow. Cherry and cranberry flavors also emerge after an hour
Mar 19th, 2022Dineen Vineyard, Rattlesnake Hills. This is a lighter style of Malbec fermented with native yeast, whole clusters. 11.2% alc/vol. Purple, moderately extracted pigment, very good clarity. Butter, tobacco and red fruit aromas initially. Raspberry and black currant flavors with length and a bit of cherry, moderate seed bitterness and skin astringency. Needs time to open. Acidity is light, almost rounded mouthfeel, fruit with length, but you need to give those tannins about 30 minutes minimum to dampen down. The carbonic maceration character comes out after 45 minutes, creating a mild Kool-Aid effect on some of the fruit flavors. (The effect is much nicer and more natural, of course, than those artificial flavors in Kool-Aid). A nice red for any occasion except a steak, in which case go for a full power Malbec.
Dineen Vineyard, Rattlesnake Hills. This is a lighter style of Malbec fermented with native yeast, whole clusters. 11.2% alc/vol. Purple, moderately extracted pigment, very good clarity. Butter, tobacco and red fruit aromas initially. Raspberry and black currant flavors with length and a bit of cherry, moderate seed bitterness and skin astringency. Needs time to open. Acidity is light, almost rounded mouthfeel, fruit with length, but you need to give those tannins about 30 minutes minimum to dampen down. The carbonic maceration character comes out after 45 minutes, creating a mild Kool-Aid effect on some of the fruit flavors. (The effect is much nicer and more natural, of course, than those artificial flavors in Kool-Aid). A nice red for any occasion except a steak, in which case go for a full power Malbec.
Oct 19th, 2019
Delicious balance between a juicy feel with a dry finish. Good with a richer, fattier meat
Delicious balance between a juicy feel with a dry finish. Good with a richer, fattier meat
Jan 31st, 2020