Wine Detail

Alamos Malbec

Category:	RED
Vintage:	2005
Title:	Alamos Malbec
Producer:	Nicolas Catena
Grape:	Malbec
Country:	Chile
Region:	Mendoza
Vineyard:	La Consulta, Cordon del Plata and Lunlunta districts
Taste Profile:	Jam & Spice, Peppery
Tasting Notes:	Tea, Leather, Blackberry, Dense
Score:	86 [WS]
Description:	Sourced from Bodega Catena Zapata's high-altitude vineyards in Mendoza, the Alamos line is consistent in quality and value year after year. From the vineyard to the winery, the Alamos wines are made to emphasize varietal fruit character with the most gentle and minimal handling of the grapes. The wines have ripe forward fruit with soft, sweet tannins that make them highly approachable upon release. Aromas of tea, leather and blackberry explode from this dense and smokey malbec. It possesses the concentration and textrue of a baby bordeaux with fruit, beefy tannins and full flavor on the mid palette. The perfect food wine to accompany smoked meats, hearty tomato-based Italian dishes or other full-flavored cuisine.