The wine is a deep, inky indigo at the center with bright ruby along the edges, just as you might expect from the varietal. The nose is a luxurious combination of leather, blueberry, violet and graphite that just makes you sit up and take notice. The taste is a rush of blueberry, blackberry and plum, that transition to some notes of cocoa powder, oak and a reprise of candied plum on the finish. The tannins are voluminous but well structured, providing for a pleasant, velvety dry finish that doesn't share the sharpness that can be found in Malbec.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's a very pleasant drinking wine and a terrific value for only $15. This wine practically stands like a gaucho ready to carve up a steak, so it would be perfect with almost any cut of steak, from filet to porterhouse, but tonight I'm taking a slightly different and decidedly old school approach and enjoying this wine with a pan seared veal loin chop along with parsley buttered red potatoes and some steamed asparagus. Cheers!
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