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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.

Thursday, 23 May 2013

(R) Bodega Norton: "Lo Tengo" Malbec 2011, from Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

Smell
Early: Earthy ripe red chrries, blood plums and forest fruits, including a few maraschino cherries
Later: More vegetal and less ripe forest fruits

Taste
Begins with a fruity sweetness and that finishes a little dry and quite tart. It slowly and subtly develops more earthy, smokey and oaky notes. Eventually this Malbec shows fresh brambly fruits, especially blackberry, and a little spice, whilst retaining some earthiness. Until the very end, the ripe red fruits can be retrieved by warming the glass with your hands etc.

Tale
Marketed as delivering Argentine soul straight to your glass this wine considers Malbec to be to wine, what the tango is to dancing - synonymous with Argentina.

Price: $12
Quality: ☆☆
Value:  ☆☆☆

http://norton.com.ar/vinoDetalle.php?idAnada=154
https://www.vintagecellars.com.au/Red%20Wine/lo-tengo-malbec-750ml-2011_8743610


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