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Malbec Reserve 2019

Malbec Reserve 2019
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$46.00
/ 750mL
SKU: MAL19R
Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
Malbec
Appellation
Umpqua Valley
Harvest Date
1, 9 October 2019
Sugar
23.6° Brix
Acid
6.45 grams/liter
pH
3.34
Aging
French (100%), 63% 2 Yr, 37% Neutral
Bottling Date
13 August 2021
Alcohol %
13.9
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
In this great vintage East Hill Block produced a dense, concentrated wine that qualified to be called a reserve. Rich, aromatic purple fruit combined with smoky oak and velvety texture culminate in a lengthy finish that keeps going.
Ratings
92 points, Vinous.com, "The 2019 Malbec Reserve evolves in the glass as incense, spiced blood orange, and crushed blackberries form a pleasurably unique and capitating bouquet. This is prettily built, wonderfully perfumed, and lifted with a mineral tinge giving way to tart raspberry and hints of sour citrus. It finishes long and floral with a bump of zesty acidity, leaving the mouth watering for more." - - - 92 points, Paul Gregutt, "The reserve has had extra bottle age, and a higher percentage of twice-used (but not neutral) barrels. It leans heavily into black fruits, char, espresso, tobacco and every other dark accent you can conjure up. For me the 2021 regular bottling shows the character of the variety better, but it’s not always fair to compare wines from different vintages so I’ll leave it at that."
Vineyard Notes
Abacela's Estate Fault Line Vineyards
Winemaker Notes
Andrew Wenzl, Winemaker
Production
230 cases produced
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