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Mendel

Producer: Mendel
Style: Red
Vintage: 2007
Grapes: Malbec 100%
Region: Argentina < Mendoza < Lujan de Cuyo

PRICE: $26

Tasting Notes and Food Pairing Suggestions

  • Charred T-bone steaks
  • Braised short ribs
  • Grilled skirt steak sandwiches with grilled red onions, wild arugula, and Tallegio on baguettes

This exceptional boutique Malbec made by Roberto de la Mota, one of Argentina's most acclaimed winemakers, boasts chewy, smoky layers of luxurious black fruit, fragrant notes of violets, mulberries, and leather, and excellent structure in the mouth. Svelte and extremely sexy!

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