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Category: Argentina
Size: 750 ml
Brand: Ocaso
Region: Mendoza
Varietal: Malbec
Style: Red Wine
Price: $9.99
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A great drinking wine with a price to match!
Malbec may have originally been associated with Cahors and Bordeaux in France, but it is the Mendoza region of Argentina where Malbec's greatest fame lies. Here on the eastern slope of the Andes mountains, Malbec produces wines of rich flavors, lush mouthfeel, and silky tannin. Ocaso Malbec has all of the best characters of Mendoza Malbec, and brings them all at a super price.
It is soft and flavorful with expressive notes of espresso, nutmeg, charred toast and black/blue fruit, in a medium bodied, smoothly structured package that leads to a long, savory finish. It is a great match to a wide range of foods, from Argentinean style parilla grilled meat to American BBQ to roast chicken and even rich pasta dishes.
Food Friendly, Drinks Great, Top Wine for the Summer
As Kathy Brindle, Gary's Wine Associate, discovered one night when she took a bottle home, it's all about versatility. "What really impressed me about the Ocaso Malbec was how food-friendly it was," Kathy says. "It stood up to a gorgonzola-topped grilled filet mignon, but it didn't overpower a side dish of angel hair pasta and summer veggies. And I could imagine how the ripe blackberry fruit flavors and long smooth finish would also make it a great match for BBQ chicken." This is a soft and pleasant red wine that pairs great with almost everything. Of course, it should be no surprise. It hails from the good-food-lovin' country of Argentina!
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As the first tastings from the vats indicated, the fruit of 2009 produced wines with superb concentration, ripe, sweet fruit, and record high levels of very smooth, silky tannins. The whispers grew to open discussion of the potential greatness of the vintage. After a few months in barrel, samples were drawn for the wine trade and wine press of the world to taste at the annual "en primeur" tastings at the end of March, the first chance for the wine world to evaluate the vintage. Decanter magazine’s Steven Spurrier attended the tastings, then called 2009 “the best vintage that Bordeaux had ever produced." The Wine Spectator's James Suckling said "If I add up what I have tasted over the past two weeks - about 550 samples roughly - I come up with one hell of a vintage for reds."
