Every bottle has a story

I am not a wine expert, but with each bottle I try and share with friends, I learn more. Wine is an exceptional social drink; it is the marijuana of alcoholic beverages because it must be shared. I seek to share with you my thoughts and experiences as I drink the wine in my closet, as well as my enthusiasm for the finds that come my way and the excellent values that I find. I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences too, so please share!

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Monday, October 15, 2012

Alamos 2011 Malbec

There's a plethora of very tasty and very inexpensive
Argentine Malbec on store shelves right now. Seems like you can grab just about
any bottle you see and you'll take home a winner! Another fairly inexpensive
Malbec out there is the Alamos 2011, which you should be able to find for $12
or less.

This went really well with a roast pork I recently
prepared with some butternut squash and green beans. A simple meal, but the
wine brought a delicious elegance to the table with some sturdy tannins on the
finish. Like many Malbecs, it was dark, inky; the nose a delicate mixture of
floral and fruit scents with a racy flavor of blackberry. This is definitely a
good find, but I think for the price and the taste I might lean more toward the
Diseño I recently wrote about.

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