Catalpa Malbec (75cl, 14.5%)

A 100% Malbec from Tupungato in the Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina, produced by Bodega Atamisque. The vines are organically farmed and 70 to 80 years old, and the wine is made using gravity-flow winemaking, with fermentation in stainless steel and 12 months in French oak barrels followed by six months of bottle ageing. The nose opens with blackberry, blueberry and crushed violet, with dried herbs, peppercorns, lavender, coffee, mocha and tobacco leaf. The palate is supple and juicy, with black and blue fruit, baked dark cherry, currant, licorice and coffee, supported by fine-grained, creamy tannins. The finish is medium-long, with tobacco leaf, minerality and dark fruit.