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Malbec, Snipes Mountain Vineyard, Yakima Valley

Malbec, Snipes Mountain Vineyard, Yakima Valley Wine Details
Price: $20.00 per bottle

Description: Malbec is known from its origins in France as a blending varietal but has really taken its best form when grown in Argentina and Washington State as a complex, intense and age-worthy red. Snipes Mountain Vineyard, in the Yakima Valley, has had some acknowledged success with Malbec in previous vintages and we found this 2004 to be at the top of the heap! This deeply colored red wine shows blackberry jam, marjoram spice and black licorice in the nose. In the mouth there are more blackberry preserves and boysenberry fruit that light up your palate, which is balanced against a beautiful natural acid structure. This full-bodied wine finishes with ripe fruits, lovingly soft tannins, along with hints of herbs de provence and black peppercorns. We feel it is a wine best consumed in its youth but it should age well for 5-6 years beyond vintage. This is a versatile food wine and it matches perfectly with a spice-rubbed grilled steak.




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