2019 Reserve Malbec
A blending powerhouse comes into the spotlight
$70
Retail
$56
About the Wine
The malbec grape hails from Cahors in southwestern France, just south of Bordeaux, where it is known as Côt. It had also been used as a blending component in Bordeaux wines for many years before achieving its “rock star” status in Argentina. We normally make a small amount of Malbec wine each vintage to potentially blend into ISOSCELES Reserve and other wines; however, starting in 2012, we made a small lot specifically for this limited release of Reserve Malbec. We hope you enjoy yet another great vintage of this wine with the 2019 Reserve Malbec.
Tasting Notes
Body
Appearance
Bright with a dark purple/ruby core, with a lighter purplish rim and slow moderately stained tears on the glass.
Aroma
Ripe black fruit of cherry and plum with some red fruit accents, with oak, vanilla, dark cocoa, and red licorice with dusty herbal and subtle camphor notes.
Palate
Dry, moderate to full-bodied, with a ripe black fruit mix of cherry, plum and berry, with oak and vanilla on entry and savory herbs and dark chocolate on the midpalate. The finish is moderately long and clean with grippy, fine tannins, sustained fruit, oak, cedar, barrel spice, and a hint of camphor.
Key Features
Appellation
Paso Robles
Fermentation
Stainless steel closed-top tanks with UV43 yeast and twice-daily pump-overs
Maturation
Barrel-aged for 21 months in 40% new French oak
Alcohol
15.0%
SUGGESTED FOOD PAIRINGS
Cheese and Charcuterie
The 2019 Reserve Malbec is an excellent food pairing wine and is great with wood-fired pizzas, burgers, or a nice picnic of salami with Dry Jack or Manchego cheese.
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Retail
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