Savage Grace
Dineen Vineyard Côt
Rattlesnake Hills, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Purple, dense, high pigment extraction. Black currant and tobacco on nose, black plum and blackberry in mouth. Medium skin astringency, tart and puckery but fruit forward. Light alcohol. Love this style of Malbec, highly drinkable. Worth decanting but I lack the patience and just dig in.
Purple, dense, high pigment extraction. Black currant and tobacco on nose, black plum and blackberry in mouth. Medium skin astringency, tart and puckery but fruit forward. Light alcohol. Love this style of Malbec, highly drinkable. Worth decanting but I lack the patience and just dig in.
Nov 5th, 2025New vintage, yummy blackberries and, er, tobacco. Becoming a favorite. After 30 minutes, a healthy dose of fine-grained skin astringency emerges. Tangy or slightly tart on finish, with plenty of mouth-coating skin tannins. Worth decanting a couple of hours
New vintage, yummy blackberries and, er, tobacco. Becoming a favorite. After 30 minutes, a healthy dose of fine-grained skin astringency emerges. Tangy or slightly tart on finish, with plenty of mouth-coating skin tannins. Worth decanting a couple of hours
Dec 12th, 2024New vintage, still a great take on Malbec. Strawberry flavor, lighter style, rounded mouthfeel, spearmint on finish with strawberry and blackberry
New vintage, still a great take on Malbec. Strawberry flavor, lighter style, rounded mouthfeel, spearmint on finish with strawberry and blackberry
Jan 29th, 2023Dense purple red color, highly extracted pigment. Raspberry, blackberry aromas, flavors, black pepper and seed tannin finish. Great length of fruit, lovely style of Malbec, whole cluster, native yeast. Fun stuff
Dense purple red color, highly extracted pigment. Raspberry, blackberry aromas, flavors, black pepper and seed tannin finish. Great length of fruit, lovely style of Malbec, whole cluster, native yeast. Fun stuff
Nov 17th, 2021
Seemed kinda cheeky for a Washington producer to call their Malbec Cot. Until you taste it & it is 100% true to the style bearing the name from the Loire. Fresh raspberry & cracked pepper with chalky tannins. Absolutely beautiful wine.
Seemed kinda cheeky for a Washington producer to call their Malbec Cot. Until you taste it & it is 100% true to the style bearing the name from the Loire. Fresh raspberry & cracked pepper with chalky tannins. Absolutely beautiful wine.
1 person found it helpfulOct 11th, 2017
Great to revisit this one from my first harvest. Awesome that Michael decided to label this Malbec under its Loire name of Cot. Fresh, lean and Loire-like as intended, but distinctly Washington.
Great to revisit this one from my first harvest. Awesome that Michael decided to label this Malbec under its Loire name of Cot. Fresh, lean and Loire-like as intended, but distinctly Washington.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 26th, 2016
Lots of strawberry, red fruit notes. Not similar to any Washington malbecs I've had.
Lots of strawberry, red fruit notes. Not similar to any Washington malbecs I've had.
Apr 6th, 2019
Loire-style Malbec from WA state? Yes! Gorgeous and well-structured, we get berries and white pepper on this. Medium finish. Soft nose hinting at more of the same. Clean. Velvety. Fantastic with food. Gives us hope for WA wine. More of this, please.
Loire-style Malbec from WA state? Yes! Gorgeous and well-structured, we get berries and white pepper on this. Medium finish. Soft nose hinting at more of the same. Clean. Velvety. Fantastic with food. Gives us hope for WA wine. More of this, please.
Jul 2nd, 2018Too juicy. Bought at a specialty wine shop in Seattle. Paid too much for Concord grapes.
Too juicy. Bought at a specialty wine shop in Seattle. Paid too much for Concord grapes.
Jul 1st, 2016