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Colomé Malbec Estate 2014
Salta, North, ArgentinaColomé has been making wine in the Upper Calchaquí Valley, Salta since 1831. Growing sustainably farmed malbec in a high elevation desert is no easy task. The flagship house wine is a mix of four estate vineyards: La Brava Vineyard (1700m) is known for intense ripe fruit. The Colomé Vineyard (2300m) adds complexity and weight. The El Arenal Vineyard (2700m) is all about freshness and elegance while the Altura Máxima at a stunning 3100m (the highest vineyard in the world) adds the floral and mineral notes. The blend itself is an 85/15 mix of malbec with tannat, cabernet sauvignon and petite verdot aged in French oak, of which only 20 percent is new. Precise, clean, bright, with blackberries, cherries, blackcurrants and raspberries. All of it is checked by a strong mineral floral undercurrent. How good is this wine? Good enough to not be sold in government stores. A T-bone steak is the match.Tasted: 28 September 2017Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $34.99 | 750ml | private wine shops |
Blend: Malbec - Cabernet Sauvignon - Petit Verdot - TannatCSPC: 956896UPC: 7798104764029
