Name: Crios Malbec
Variety: 95% Malbec, 5% Bonarda
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2010
Price: $14.95
Winery Review: 5% Bonarda in its blend. It spent 9 months in 50% new French and American oak. Notes of balsam wood, smoke, black cherry, and spice box lead to a similarly styled wine that comes off as just a bit too lean. Again, the flavors are pleasant, but it should be drunk over the next several years while it retains its fruit.
My Review: This is a deep, dark spicy red, my favorite kind! The oak flavor is present along with tobacco, black cherry, and a hint of spice (maybe black pepper?). I would probably have a case of sandpaper tongue after having a glass of this Malbec, and that's the way I like it!
I did not try this with food.
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