By Chris and Sherry Hardie
The national grape of Argentina continues to be the source of some interesting red wines like this from one of the country's oldest winemakers.
Italian immigrant Don Santiago Graffigna started the winery in
San Juan in 1870. The steep hillsides and high elevations provide a sunny and dry environment.
Malbec can be rustic and untamed, and this offering is certainly not meek. It has a husky aroma of berries and tobacco and has red fruit flavors of plum and red berries framed in a dry, black pepper body. The wine is aged for a year in oak and can be cellared for several years.
Sherry: "Dry and a bit hot and peppery, with a floral, licorice and coconut finish." 3 stars
Chris: "Apple and tobacco aroma, cherry and plum flavors with a mint and red licorice finish." 3 1/2 stars
Available locally for about $10.
Coming next week: Bandit Riesling
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