Saturday, December 7, 2013

Bodega Norton Barrel Select Malbec 2010

Variety: 100% Malbec

Country of origin: Argentina
Wine appellation: Mendoza, Luján de Cuyo
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol content: 14.0%
Color: medium ruby red with purple hue
Bouquet: smells quite fruity, sour cherries, gage, slight touch of chocolate
Taste: medium body, black cherries, black dour cherries, light spiciness, higher alcohol burning at the end of the mouth profile,  medium to longer finish
Recommended food pairing: grilled meat
Overall score: 4+7+11+6+6+50=84
Price: CZK 190
Stopper: cork
Needs time to open up, it is still very young though and feels predominately fruity and not totally settled with alcohol standing out in the mouth profile.

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