Okay, all you wine connoisseurs out there, what do you think of Malbec?
Although I had heard of it, I had never tried it, but the supermarket has some good prices on a number of wines, right now, and I got a bottle of Cassilero del Diablo Malbec, yesterday, at $8.95 instead of $13.50.
Despite my palate for discerning spices in foods, I've never been very good at identifying flavour profiles of wines, but this Malbec gave me very distinct impressions of plums and black pepper that I liked very much.
Considering this newly discovered (or newly enhanced) to notice these components in wine, I waited a bit, then tasted some of the Torres Coronas Tempranillo, and was reminded of blackberries and vanilla.
After these experiments, I read the labels on the bottles and some information from the Web, and was surprised how close I was. Interestingly, the bottle of Tempranillo said PLUMS and vanilla, while the bottle of Malbec said "dark fruits" and "a touch of pepper and vanilla." On other other hand, various web sources DID mention blackberries for the Tempranillo and plums for the Malbec.
Either way, it was fascinating to have tried this and, even though I think I like the Malbec more than the Tempranillo, I like the Tempranillo, now, better than when I had first tried it.
So, I've heard you all mention Tempranillo many times, but what are your thoughts about Argentine Malbec?
Although I had heard of it, I had never tried it, but the supermarket has some good prices on a number of wines, right now, and I got a bottle of Cassilero del Diablo Malbec, yesterday, at $8.95 instead of $13.50.
Despite my palate for discerning spices in foods, I've never been very good at identifying flavour profiles of wines, but this Malbec gave me very distinct impressions of plums and black pepper that I liked very much.
Considering this newly discovered (or newly enhanced) to notice these components in wine, I waited a bit, then tasted some of the Torres Coronas Tempranillo, and was reminded of blackberries and vanilla.
After these experiments, I read the labels on the bottles and some information from the Web, and was surprised how close I was. Interestingly, the bottle of Tempranillo said PLUMS and vanilla, while the bottle of Malbec said "dark fruits" and "a touch of pepper and vanilla." On other other hand, various web sources DID mention blackberries for the Tempranillo and plums for the Malbec.
Either way, it was fascinating to have tried this and, even though I think I like the Malbec more than the Tempranillo, I like the Tempranillo, now, better than when I had first tried it.
So, I've heard you all mention Tempranillo many times, but what are your thoughts about Argentine Malbec?
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