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Mendel Malbec 2011 Wine Review

Mendel Malbec 2011

Mendel Malbec 2011

Mendoza, Argentina

Community Score:89/100

Community Reviews: 4

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Price: $27.95

Drink: 2012-2017

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.1%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Mendel

Agent: Liquid Art Fine Wines

Natalie's Score: 89/100

Tart black fruit with aromas of various dark berries, smoke and cedar. A firm tannic grip on the palate that will smooth out with cellar aging and then decanting 1-2 hours. Full-bodied. This will also do very well in the cellar, but even better in your glass.

Malbec food pairings: grilled radicchio, lamb cutlets, pasta, beef tenderloin.

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This Mendel Malbec 2011 was reviewed on April 4, 2015 by Natalie MacLean

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Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 553610
  • $34.04 
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Reviews and Ratings

Jane Staples - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

This Malbec from Argentina's Mendoza region shows ripe red plums and a touch of graphite on the nose. The palate shows dark plums, vanilla, baking spice, oak and slight tar/smoke. Full-bodied with a long spicy dark plum finish.
The winemaker is Roberto de la Mota. The grapes for the 2011 vintage come from ungrafted 82-year-old vines in the vineyards of Mayor Drummond and Perdriel. The wine is matured in new, second and third year use oak. Pair with hearty meat dishes. - Community Wine Reviews

1 Member would buy this wine again

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