Full Review

Salentein

Salentein
2015 Single Vineyard El Tomillo Estate, Malbec, Uco Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Malbec

Date Tasted:
Country: Argentina
Alcohol: 14% RS: .24%
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$57
Cellar Selection

Salentein
2015 Single Vineyard El Tomillo Estate, Malbec, Uco Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Malbec

Date Tasted:
Country: Argentina
Alcohol: 14% RS: .24%
Garnet black color. Aromas of dried berries, toasted coconut with brown butter, olive and ajvar with paprika, and hint of vinaigrette with a supple, fruity medium body and a smooth, interesting, medium-long pickled beets, morello cherry and pepepr copmpote, roasted nuts, and granite and wet earth finish with dusty, firm tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. A rather serious and reserved Malbec built for the cellar; give this some time.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, New World & Savory
Aroma Aroma: dried berries, toasted coconut with brown butter, olive and ajvar with paprika, and hint of vinaigrette
Taste Flavor: pickled beets, morello cherry and pepepr copmpote, roasted nuts, and granite and wet earth
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: In 3-6 years with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rather serious and reserved Malbec built for the cellar; give this some time.

The Producer or Importer

Palm Bay International

The Producer or  Importer
48 Harbor Park Drive
Port Washington, NY 11050
USA
1 800-872-5622

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.