March 2016 Grapevine Price ChopperGrapevine Plaza 1355 New Scotland Road Slingerlands, NY 12159 518.439.5535
[email protected] www.slingerlandswine.com Store Hours: Mon – Sat, 9 – 9 & Sun, 12 – 6 Mad for Malbec...A Closer Look at this Fantastic Wine Native to southwest France, and Trapiche Broquel from one of the six grapes permitted in Mendoza ($10.99). They were a Bordeaux blend –– along with both delicious...but the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, differences were noticeable. Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and The Clos La Coutale had the Carménère –– Malbec thrives in expected structure and acidity, Argentinian soil and climate and but there was nothing harsh owes its modern popularity to its about it; rather, it was smooth South American rebirth. Just with fine tannins and a because you were born in one lingering licorice note. The place doesn’t mean you ought Trapiche also delivered as to stay there to realize your expected, but in a less in-your- alternative best potential. face way. The plummy fruit Though of French origin, it is now was present and accounted for Malbec vineyards in Argentina’s Uco Valley, at the foot of the Andes. an Argentinian citizen; and the and the finish was soft and round, but it was no fruit bomb. two regions produce vastly from southwest France to brought to Europe in 1863 and Despite that respected wine different wines. In France, Argentina in the 1850s were decimated vineyards there. critic, Jancis Robinson, Malbec has structure, firm spared the blight of the 1860s, Replanting after the epidemic declares that Argentina tannins, spice and earth, making grafting on to American required grafting vines on to produces the best expression showing blackberry aromas root stock unnecessary and American rootstock in order to of Malbec and perhaps because and flavors early on, with therefore preserving the purity resist the vine pest; but because we are Francophiles, though not tobacco and coffee coming later.