- Winery: Doña Paula Estate
- Wine Region: Mendoza, Argentina
- Variety: Malbec
- Vintage: 2019
- Price: $45
- Find it: From Calabria Family Wines
- Alcohol content: 14.5%
- You’ll like this if: You’re celebrating World Malbec Day!
- Body: Full
- Mouthfeel: Balanced
- Taste: Concentrated, balanced, fresh
- Flavours: Blackberry, spice, plum
- Enjoy it with: A nice meal
- Food pairings: Beef, lamb
Wine review: Doña Paula Estate High Altitude Malbec
This week marks Malbec World Day and so I had to share a Malbec I was sent from Calabria Family Wines in honour of the day. Malbec is a wine I love to drink but don’t have enough. This celebration has got me back in the Malbec mood, especially after sipping on the Doña Paula Estate High Altitude Malbec. It is from Mendoza in Argentina which is iconic for Malbec, and this wine really showcases everything it has to offer. It’s complex yet beautifully balanced with a lovely concentration of fruit and lovely, soft tannins. Perfect for pairing with red meat like beef or lamb, as all Malbec should!
On the nose, the Doña Paula Estate High Altitude Malbec has lovely notes of blackberry and plum along with a hint of violet and spice. This follows through into the palate which has a lovely play between the concentrated black fruit and the spices, along with a hint of minerality that really rounds out the palate. It is wonderfully balanced with a nice freshness that makes the wine seem not quite as heavy as it should be with an ABV of 14.5%. It’s simply delicious, and shows why we should all drink more Malbec!
About Doña Paula Estate
Doña Paula is a winery that produces Premium wines, established in 1997 in Mendoza, Argentina. They own 100% of the vineyards used for the production of all their wines, planted in the best areas of the country, looking for the most faithful expression of each terroir.
You can purchase this wine from Calabria Family Wines website.
Note: This wine was sent as a sample. I was under no obligation to post about it.