Having fallen in love with Trivento's Golden Reserva it seemed only right to check out their base level Reserva offering. I nicked this off my sister's wine shelf. I assume they bought it last December as it seems to be the Christmas batch and is labelled 'Merry Malbec'. However I assume it is the same … Continue reading Trivento Reserva 2018
Tag: Malbec
Trivento Golden Reserve 2017
The second wine in my quarantine box and this one was much more the thing. A red wine from the Mendoza region of Argentina made with 100% Malbec and aged in French oak for 12 months. It is delicious. I have drunk the Trivento Reserva before as it is a favourite of my Dad's and … Continue reading Trivento Golden Reserve 2017
A Little Malbec History
Courtesy of winefolly.com Malbec (sometimes called Côt and Auxxerois) is from France, where it grows in the Sud-Ouest. The thick-skinned grape is a natural cross of two esoteric varieties that are from Montpellier (in Languedoc-Roussilon) and Gaillac in the Sud-Ouest. Today the majority of France’s Malbec is found in Cahors, a small town on a … Continue reading A Little Malbec History
Le Malbec du Clos Triguedina 2016
The second red wine from the Christmas Wine Tasting at the Lion and Lamb and my seventh of the night (wine that is not glass, as I had two glasses of some). Needless to say the tasting notes are getting sparser, it was a miracle I was able to write at all. Please don't let … Continue reading Le Malbec du Clos Triguedina 2016
Albae Malbec 2015
The first of my two favourite red wines from the Bodega Albae wine tasting at TomeVinos Barrio Salamanca. This is a 100% Malbec and the second that will be posted tomorrow is a 100% Tempranillo. As with all the Albae reds they are matured in French oak barrels for 6 months. I bought a bottle … Continue reading Albae Malbec 2015