Saurus Patagonia Select Malbec

Patagonia is the most Southerly, and therefor coolest, wine growing region in Argentina. It produces a wine with much more elegance and refinement than the bigger and bolder wines of Mendoza. This Malbec has a deep hue with flavours of red cherry and currant on the palate complimented by dark chocolate and vanilla from the oak. Sweet tannins on the finish.

The nose is intense and deep, dominated mainly by dark and ripe berry aromas, fresh berries it is, but on the verge of being jammy: ripe blackberry and dark cherry. Profound dark cocoa notes make it smell deep and intriguing, charming with hints of sweet vanilla and woodfire smoke. Add bursts of chili-like pepperiness, and you have an explosive and very fragrant aromatic profile.

Put the wine in your mouth, and the wine bursts in lively acidity sustaining explosive fresh red berry and juicy fresh purple plum flavors. It tastes like a raspberry coulis, accentuated and lifted by a wealth of black pepper, and of course without the sweetness of a coulis. It is dry but feels generous, helped by its round body, ripe dark berry flavors, and super-smooth tannins.

The texture is soft and generous, yet offering great fruity tension from its crisp acidity.

Long, juicy, fruity, spicy, and meaty finish. It is layered and complex in its aftertaste, delivering successively some raspberry jam, minty black pepper, clove and other sweet spices, cured meaty tones, and oaky caramel.

Overall

An excellent Malbec that delights thanks to the vibrancy of its fresh yet generous berry flavors deepened by an opulent and refined complexity.