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Barrel Aged Salta Malbec

8.755 ratings
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Salta, Northwestern Provinces, Argentina
Malbec
Tomato-Based, Beef, Potato, Venison, White Rice, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Pasta, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
John Ferrari

Purple. Dry. Blackberry. Earthier. Medium bodied.

Purple. Dry. Blackberry. Earthier. Medium bodied.

5 people found it helpfulNov 19th, 2014
Garret Fitzgerald

I got this as part of a WSJ+ wine order. Really enjoyed it and had a great subtle blackberry flavor to it.

I got this as part of a WSJ+ wine order. Really enjoyed it and had a great subtle blackberry flavor to it.

1 person found it helpfulJun 21st, 2015
Veronica S

Flavorful. Dark fruit touch of oak nice mouth feel,

Flavorful. Dark fruit touch of oak nice mouth feel,

Jan 17th, 2016
Brent Garza

Easy to drink. One of the best malbec's I've had...

Easy to drink. One of the best malbec's I've had...

Nov 28th, 2015
Peter Shinbach

Very full. Dark cherry. Taste improves after several hours exposed to air.

Very full. Dark cherry. Taste improves after several hours exposed to air.

Oct 25th, 2015
Suzie Lemieux

Part of WSJ wine club. Good, smooth and flavorful.

Part of WSJ wine club. Good, smooth and flavorful.

Jul 17th, 2015
Michael Mooney

Delicious- great after a having Bordeaux's the past few weeks

Delicious- great after a having Bordeaux's the past few weeks

Jul 7th, 2015
Katherine Harris

Smooth

Smooth

Apr 15th, 2015
Lizelle Lim

Smooth full bodied red. Clean dry finish. Definitely would buy it again.

Smooth full bodied red. Clean dry finish. Definitely would buy it again.

Nov 19th, 2014
Liliana Pettenkofer

Very smooth, with lots of dark berries velvet like tannins and dark chocolate. Great Malbec. Should buy it again.

Very smooth, with lots of dark berries velvet like tannins and dark chocolate. Great Malbec. Should buy it again.

Jan 5th, 2014