Full Review

Catman Cellars

Catman Cellars
2020 Single Vineyard, Malbec, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Malbec

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.5%
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$48

Catman Cellars
2020 Single Vineyard, Malbec, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Malbec

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.5%
Ruby black color. Aromas and flavors of blackberry, blueberry, wet polished leather, and red geranium with a silky, bright, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, interesting, medium-long finish that presents shades of stewed blackberry, baking spice, and red grapefruit with chewy tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. Big, brooding and full bodied; pair with heavy dishes and give this some air time before dinner.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: blackberry, blueberry, wet polished leather, and red geranium
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with shades of stewed blackberry, baking spice, and red grapefruit
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Big, brooding and full bodied; pair with heavy dishes and give this some air time before dinner.

The Producer

Catman Cellars

The Producer
14764 SW 117th Place
Tigard, OR 97224
USA
1 503-201-6381

Malbec

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
While Malbec is historically known as a red Bordeaux variety, it is Argentina that has given this grape its new found popularity. Bright purple in color with ripe plum and black cherry fruit with moderate acidity, Malbec from Argentina has become the people’s choice among moderately priced red wines ($12-$16 a bottle in domestic markets).

Along with the plum and black cherry flavors, there are notes of pepper, black spice, and, in a few examples, a note of tobacco. Most versions from Argentina are made for consumption upon release or within the first two years after the vintage date; however, a few producers make long-lived offerings of Malbec from older vineyards that retail for $40 or more.

Malbec can work with a humble array of foods such as empanadas, hamburgers or grilled chicken or even roast meats or lighter game.