September 1, 2008

2006 Zolo Malbec

YEAR: 2006
WINERY: Zolo
FLAVOR: Red, Malbec
ORIGIN: Argentina
PURCHASED: Seattle, WA
AMOUNT: $11
NICKNAME: "Zolo Malbec"

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1 Reviews:

At September 1, 2008 at 9:28 PM , Blogger psydr said...

2 OUT OF 5 STARS

Somehow, this is the first Malbec I've reviewed here. Yet I know I've consumed several over the past many months. Perhaps they were above what I considered an acceptable price-point for this blog. Or, I just didn't take time to review them. Malbec is not among my favorite varietals, and truth be told, you folks only see reviews for about half the wines I purchase. I just don't have time to review them all.

Anyway, here goes... This is an okay wine. It's typical of a Malbec: Dark in color. Slightly leggy. Strong scent of earth. There's also the standard bitter aftertaste.

And then there is a quality I just don't quite have the words for, but it seems to be present in most, if not all Malbecs. Here's my best shot: There's this scene in The Christmas Story where one kid triple dog dares the other to stick his tongue to a frozen pole on the playground. Well, it is my belief this is the flavor Malbecs exude. Let's label it as cold steel. If you've ever licked a cold metal rod of any sort, you might know what I'm talking about.

There. Done.

 

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