Gascon Malbec Reserva (75cl, 14%)

A 100% Malbec reserve wine from Mendoza, Argentina, bottled at 14% ABV in a 750ml format. Grapes are hand-harvested in mid-to-late April, cold-soaked for 72 to 96 hours, then fermented with skin contact extending up to three weeks. The wine ages a minimum of 12 months in a combination of French and American oak barrels. The nose opens with ripe blackberry and plum, delicate violet florals, vanilla and milk chocolate from French oak, and toasted almond. The palate is full-bodied with blackberry, dried plum and cherry, then mocha and brown spice through round tannins. The finish is long and warm, with dark chocolate, baking spice and gentle smokiness.