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Carcassone Malbec

Bodega

Range

Wine

Vintage

Origin

Price

Escorihuela

Carcassone

Malbec

n/a

Mendoza

AR$10 (US$3)

Appearance

Dull, slightly opaque violet red.

Nose

Rich, ripe black plums and raspberries. Hints of vanilla and liquorice.

Palate

Light to medium bodied, soft. Fruit-led with plums and raspberries. Gentle grape-skin spiciness and very faint powdery tannins. Mild but pleasant acid balance.

Overall

Carcassone is high-end Bodega Escorihuela's 'cheap' brand. Escorihuela in turn is owned by Argentine wine legend Nicolas Catena, so despite the AR$10 price tag the wine is drawing on a solid background of knowledge and resources. And it shows - it's a very pleasant, easy to drink everyday wine with nothing outstanding about it, other than price.

***+

(December 06)