Happy Saturday! It was a busy week back at work, so I'm afraid I might have been a bit lax on my blog posting. But fear not! Tonight I've opened a bottle from a wine club shipment from Forgeron Cellars that I've been looking forward to for some time. The 2017 Forgeron Malbec is a 100% Malbec from the Stone Tree Vineyard in the Wahluke Slope AVA of Washington. So let's see what this wine has to offer!
The wine is a deep, inky black at the center with a bright fuchsia along the edges. The nose is an expressive combination of dark red fruit intermingled with a variety of spice notes, pepper, smoke and leather, that almost has you picturing a gaucho as you prepare to take a sip of this wine. The taste is an interesting rush of smoky blackberry and plum, juxtaposed with tart cherry and hints of lavender before easing into some notes of dark chocolate and peppery spice midpalate. The tannins are well structured and integrated, providing for a delightfully smooth and very dry finish that lingers on the palate.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's about as solid of a domestic Malbec as you're likely to find. This wine is very consistent with the styling seen in some of the great southern hemisphere Malbecs. This wine would pair well with a variety of hearty dishes, from classic steaks and chops to beef Bolognese. Tonight I am pairing this with a rare grilled big honkin' porterhouse I picked up at the market today, along with a baked potato and some asparagus with Hollandaise. Cheers!
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