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- Scoop - 01-25-2000
For those who love exuberant black fruit in their wine, but without it being out of control (i.e. with some structure), seek out a bottle of Catena's 1997 Malbec (from Mendoza, Argentina). It is full of amazingly jammy, blackberry fruit, both on the nose and the palate, with a slight hint of oak and soft, medium tannins. And beautifully balanced, with a long clean finish. Great with a roast pork loin with rosemary and garlic.
Retail: $15.99 (and a bargain at that price).
Cheers,
Scoop
- Thomas - 01-25-2000
I don't know, scoop. If my wife caught me dining on pork with rosemary by my side she might get angry....
I agree about the wine.
- misterjive - 01-28-2000
I've said it once in this forum, I'll say it a thousand times: Flichman Malbec is delicious stuff, and at $3.99 a bottle, it holds its own compared to wines four times that price. I just found out that Southern Spirits distributes Flichman here in Florida, and I have used this knowledge to order a case of Flichman Syrah, which garnered a great review in the Wall Street Journal wine column about a year ago (Flichman Cab is nothing special, by the way). Also, let me repeat like a broken record that Falling Star Merlot/Malbec blend is a favorite quaffing wine o' mine, priced competitively at $4.99 at the Publix down the road.
- Innkeeper - 01-28-2000
Chris, thanks for the recommendation. FYI we recently plowed the Argentinia Malbec ground under Best Buys/Steal Deals under Bucko's posting Very Nice Value Wine.
- Thomas - 01-28-2000
The Flichman is a great Malbec, and I wish I lived in Florida, becasue it is a lot more than $3.99 here in NY.