EAST COAST PALATE

For a young wine, harvested only about eight months ago, this Malbec delivers some really nice aromas and flavors.  It is a light bodied wine, dominated by a very strong candy scent that sets the palate up for some fruity, cherry flavors.  There is a slight smell of leather and nuts, and bit of a tannic bite on the back end of the wine.  This wine from Mendoza, Argentina is inexpensive and shows a younger, simpler version of how well some of the South American Malbecs are made.  I tried this wine at 1 West Wine, down in Dupont Circle, where it was on sale for $13.  It gets a solid B, and I'll probably buy this wine again.  It really is a good bottle for a Tuesday night. It would would go well with a burger, a baked potato or some spaghetti.