Sur de los Andes Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon Premium Blend 2017
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A classic grape blend from Argentina, this full-bodied wine has ripe blackberry and vanilla aromas (from the oak ageing) and continues jammy dark fruit on the palate. Medium tannins and ending in a plum finish with hints of mint. Pair with barbequed red meat. The wine then ages in French Oak, with medium toast, for 12 months.
Will pair extremely well with leaner red meats, dark meat turkey or roasted pork.
Blend: 50% Malbec 50% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Blackberry aromas come with welcome notes of chocolaty oak and graphite to create a nose of plenty. A lush, full-bodied palate brings huge flavors of blackberry and cassis that show no rough edges are are steady on the finish.
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James Suckling
An array of darker berries, mulberries and plums here. The palate has super silky tannins and carries juicy cassis flavors with blueberries to close. Long, fresh and fine.
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