2023 Black Beauty Melbec
$25.00
/ 750ml bottle
Malbec is a historic variety originally native to southwest France, whose centre of gravity moved to the southern hemisphere in the late twentieth century. It is renowned for its
age-worthy, deeply coloured, rich, and smooth wines. Here in the Barossa, it makes a real Black Beauty of a wine.
Vintage
2023
Varietal
- Melbec
Colour
Medium to deep crimson with purple hues.
Aroma
A Lifted, perfumed aroma of blue and red fruits mingling with violets and sweet spice.
Palate
Juicy blue fruits, herbs, and sweet and brambly spices come together in this medium-bodied wine with fine, savoury tannins adding to the mouthfeel. The fresh and bright fruit flows through with a slightly savoury and spicy finish.
Food Pairing
Beef tenderloin; cassoulet; turkey; roast pork.
"These are wines of great historical significance, not to mention quality, and should occupy a lofty place in the pantheon of Australian wine."
Huon Hooke, The Real Review
