Bodega Amalaya
Salta Estate Grown Malbec
Salta, Northwestern Provinces, Argentina
Nice smooth Malbec. 85% Malbec 10% Tannat and 5% Syrah.
Nice smooth Malbec. 85% Malbec 10% Tannat and 5% Syrah.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 8th, 2017
Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.
Dark fruits on the nose with black currants, cherries, plums, blueberries, barnyard, earth, wood, smoke, vegetable notes, spices chocolates, eucalyptus, vanilla, licorice, cloves, pencil shaving and peppercorn.
Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, bell pepper, cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, chocolates, coffee, bitter herbs, tobacco, earth and peppercorn.
Long finish with round tannins and spices.
This is a nice Malbec with 10% Tannat and 5% Syrah.
Enjoyable by itself, or with foods like BBQ chicken or beef. Well balanced and drinking nicely now. Complex, Rich and interesting.
Vinyards are located at a high elevation, about a mile above sea level.
A nice titbit of information: Amalaya, stands for Bountiful Harvest.
13.9% alcohol by volume.
Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.
Dark fruits on the nose with black currants, cherries, plums, blueberries, barnyard, earth, wood, smoke, vegetable notes, spices chocolates, eucalyptus, vanilla, licorice, cloves, pencil shaving and peppercorn.
Full bodied with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, bell pepper, cherries, oak, vanilla, licorice, chocolates, coffee, bitter herbs, tobacco, earth and peppercorn.
Long finish with round tannins and spices.
This is a nice Malbec with 10% Tannat and 5% Syrah.
Enjoyable by itself, or with foods like BBQ chicken or beef. Well balanced and drinking nicely now. Complex, Rich and interesting.
Vinyards are located at a high elevation, about a mile above sea level.
A nice titbit of information: Amalaya, stands for Bountiful Harvest.
13.9% alcohol by volume.
Very smooth. Detect the spicy flavour. Would buy again.
Very smooth. Detect the spicy flavour. Would buy again.
May 19th, 2017
Amalaya Malbec. 2015 vintage. Argentina.
Amalaya Malbec. 2015 vintage. Argentina.
Mar 5th, 2017Red fruit, spice, some tannins come through on the finish. Nice approachable Malbec, found on sale for $10 :)
Red fruit, spice, some tannins come through on the finish. Nice approachable Malbec, found on sale for $10 :)
Jan 18th, 2017Much harsher than the earlier years, but still a nice nose.
Much harsher than the earlier years, but still a nice nose.
May 4th, 2016