RJ Vinedos Reunion Malbec 2024 750ml

This sustainably-farmed, single-vineyard estate wine is composed of 100% hand-harvested Malbec from the Los Sauces of Mendoza. The vines average fifteen years of age, planted in sandy, stony soils at an elevation of between 3,280 – 4,074 feet; aged in seventy percent French and thirty percent American barrels, all third-use, for four months.

It has a deep, concentrated red color with purple hints. It is a very expressive wine with ripe, fruity aromas of plum and cherry, as well as notes of chocolate. Reunión Malbec is soft and round on the palate with velvety and mature tannins; it has a well balanced and full-bodied long finish.

• Country: Argentina
• Region: Cuyo
• Appellation: Mendoza
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red
• Alcohol by Vol: 14.0%

Varietal

Malbec

The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.