February 22, 2009

2007 La Boca Malbec

YEAR: 2007
WINERY: La Boca
FLAVOR: Red, Malbec
ORIGIN: Mendoza, Argentina
PURCHASED: Trader Joe's, Seattle, WA
AMOUNT: $5
NICKNAME: "La Boca Malbec"

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2 Reviews:

At February 22, 2009 at 9:19 PM , Blogger psydr said...

3 OUT OF 5 STARS

This is a very nice Malbec. Light and airy. There is blackberry in the color, nose, and palate. Tons of wood involved here as well. The oak really comes through. And there is a hint of cinnamon here too which I feel really enhances this wine. After all, 75% of taste is smell. I don't really notice it in the palate, but it's clear as day in the nose. Unfortunately, I can't give this bottle a 4 STAR because there is that annoying little metallic tinge afterward. It's kind of a cool, alkaline flavor similar to licking a flag pole in late autumn. I've noticed it in a few wines from Argentina lately. I have no idea where it comes from. Maybe from the storage casks after the oak aging. I just don't know.

 
At May 8, 2010 at 6:24 PM , Blogger Karl S Mann said...

perhaps the metallic taste is a fact that you are buying a "value" wine at Trader's....try trading up

 

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