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This is a resource for people who want to buy an interesting bottle of wine on a budget of about $20. If you get lost between Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and have access to a Dan Murphy's or Vintage Cellars (or Aldi, as of 2015!), you've come to the right place. Where possible, wines are listed with their single-bottle price from DM/VC/A and the winery's home page.

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Your experience will be different to everyone else's, which makes wine such a pleasure. The same vintage wine at different ages will be distinct, as will the same aged wines from different vintages. What the glass holds is a unique parcel of time that should be enjoyed as such.

Sunday, 3 March 2013

(R) Santa Julia: "Organica" Malbec 2011, from Mendoza, Argentina

Smell
Early: Soft red berries
Later: Jammy forest fruits and berries
Taste
This Malbec opens with a surprisingly soft mouthfeel of berries on a heavy background of tannin and hints of spice. The fruit develops with time, as do fine herbaceous notes. What starts as an easy drinking simple wine develops an almost jammy mix of ripe fruits and berries and a lingering tannic finish to the end.

Tale:
Coming from the Santa Julia label that José Alberto Zuccardi named after his only daughter, the Organica range are eco-friendly siblings to the label's Young Wines range. The Organica wines utilise recycled water, natural fertilisers and focus on energy conservation, with the profits contributing to local wildlife preservation and social welfare programs. Additional info on the winery's history can be found in the review of their non-organic Malbec.

Price: $9
Quality: ☆☆
Value:   ☆☆☆

http://www.santajulia.com.ar/en/vinos/eco-friendly/organica/malbec
http://danmurphys.com.au/product/DM_911396/santa-julia-organica-malbec

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