Estate grown and bottled in Mendoza, Argentina, purchased for $7.99. The nose reminds me of a roadside fruit stand in the autumn during harvest, all fruit, flowers and green grass. The color is dark, rich and opaque. Alcohol content is a reasonable 13.7%. It tastes of dark fruit, plums and berries with a slight pull from the tannins in the back of your mouth. It thickly coats your mouth, this is no wimpy, watery wine. The finish is long and intense.
Did I say this wine sells for $7.99? A few years back, when I first tasted Argentinian wine they all had a “green stick” flavor that I wasn’t too fond of, but those days are long gone. This wine is not just good considering the cost, it is simply flat out good. This one’s going on Cheapwinefinder’s Top Ten Wines of 2009 list.
And you can get it here for < $10.
In the spirit of Halloween, I’d like to comment on this wine. I’ve been a fan of Malbec for quite some time, mainly due to the fact that it’s my secret way of thumbing my nose at the French, but I digress. When it first hit the glass, I was entranced by it’s super inky, dried blood color. Legs didn’t stand as long or together as I would have thought, but isn’t that always the case? (Yes, I’m still talking about the wine here boys, stay with me.) There’s an instant flash of crunchy leaves underfoot, then a bit too much alcohol in the nose. It hit my mouth silkier than I anticipated but wrapped around my tongue like a good boyfriend. Overall, I had higher hopes for this one, but definitely a solid choice to bring to a party. (Again, the focus is on the wine, not the boy…that’s for another website) It’s like finding a nice dark corner and making out with a merlot-drinking-tobacco-smoking-short-sale-boy-toy.
YES! This is my go-to wine when I have to find change at the bottom of my purse on the way to my “fancy friends” parties. I love it and they love it too – but don’t tell them how much I spent (or didn’t spend).
Enjoyed it and think it is a great value. I even got a little bell pepper on the nose.
how do you pronounce maipe?