A lovely, juicy Malbec here with a subtle, seductive liquorice quality that we found super inviting on the nose. This wine is grippy, with chalky tannins and a nice backbone of acidity making this a pretty fresh expression of Argentina's darling grape variety. Tidy stuff!

Origin: Cahors, in Southwestern France. Mainly Grown In: Argentina and France, and a little bit in Chile and USA. Key Facts: Psychologists probably love Malbec because it is the perfect candidate for a nature vs. nurture case study. In France, where Malbec originated (nature), it often struggles to ripen and is given less attention than its more famous counterparts who hold more prestige and a higher price tag ahem, we're looking at you, Cab and Merlot from Bordeaux. But in Argentina, Malbec is treated like royalty and is given the best plots of land where it can relish in sun-drenched vineyards (nurture) allowing it to produce wines of a distinct deep purple hue that burst with dark and bramble fruit flavours, violet, peppery spice and vanilla. Amazing what a little TLC can do for a grape's success. Fun Fact: In France Malbec is used more often as a blending grape, but will often be less than 10% of the final wine blend.