2007 Alamos Malbec $10 - from Agentina. Malbec is the leading grape of Argentina, and one of my personal favorites. To my tastes I think that there is a lot of bang for the buck in a average or good bottle of Malbec. This estate grown malbec has a powerful nose of earth, and must, these aromas are the calling card of this varietal. The color is deep black and red. The taste is soft, smooth, with hints of dark coffee and chocolate. This wine is an uncomplicated and straightforward balanced malbec. With the Alamos wines the winemaker is going for a pure expression of the varietal , which means the wines are one grape, no blending. It is impressive that a wine can taste this good, be well priced at $10, and be widely available (I got this at Fresh Market). This is also a wine that has good quality nearly every vintage. I definitely recommend this wine, it is one you should seek out, it's at the high end of the quality scale for the $10 range. If you like a Napa Cabernet or a Bordeaux blend and you haven't tried a 100% malbec this is a great introduction.
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