Saturday, May 10, 2008

Don Miguel Gascon Malbec 2006

  • Area: Argentina, Mendoza
  • Grape: Malbec
  • Alcohol: 14.2%
  • Rating: Black; 93 Dilettante; 94 NWJR; 95 Mom; 91
Description: Dark purple in color with blackberry, mocha, nuts and light florals on the nose. This wine is bold, sassy and intensly fruity. Tooti fruiti a-rootie; the Little Richard of malbecs. This is a happy wine with flavors of blackberry, blueberry, dark cherry. Hints of smoke and chocolate give this a nice depth. Careful, the bottom of the bottle shows itself quickly. Leave the decanter in the cabinet.

Food Pairing: lamb, pizza, steak, meatloaf
TV Pairing: Dancing with the Stars
Musical Pairing: Adriana Varela

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey! how come I didn't get to taste that one?

Eclectic Dilettante said...

That's a good question