Vui Manent, Malbec, 2007
In these desperate economic times, finding a cheap bottle is a god-send. Frugalistas of the world unite ... and buy this Chilean Malbec!
The nose was interesting for such an inexpensive wine: raisin, bark, rainy dusty smell, river rock, clove, and pepper. Yes, there was alcohol too, but what do you expect at this price. Denise went crazy and was smelling eucalyptus. Well, perhaps not totally crazy; I can't say that it was eucalyptus exactly, but there was something unusual in there that hinted of eucalyptus.
The taste was a bit sweet. I don't mean literally sweet in terms of sugar. No, nothing like a White Zinfandel or anything. But compared to all the French wines we've been drinking, it wasn't exactly that. Mainly the taste was a dry cherry candy taste, along with vanilla and perhaps plum.
The finish was bitter, but not overly so that it ruined the wine. It had that stem taste at the end. No, at this point there was no sweetness anymore.
This was pretty amazing for about $4.50 for a bottle! Crazy.
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Rating:
6.0