Trivento
Reserve Mendoza Malbec
Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
Malbec
Tomato-Based, Beef, Potato, Venison, White Rice, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Pasta, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Dark purple in color with a nice purplish rim.
On the nose, bing cherry, wild flowers, sweet strawberries, wood, vanilla, earth, vegetables, graphite, vinaigrette, spices, cloves and black pepper.
Medium minus in body with medium plus acidity and nice legs.
Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, vanilla, cloves, tobacco, oak, coffee, light vegetables and black pepper.
Medium finish with soft tannins and black pepper.
This is a drinkable Malbec from Mendoza. Simple, with a watery mouthfeel and nice balance.
Not my style, but everyone else liked it.
Aged for 6 months in French oak barrels.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
Dark purple in color with a nice purplish rim.
On the nose, bing cherry, wild flowers, sweet strawberries, wood, vanilla, earth, vegetables, graphite, vinaigrette, spices, cloves and black pepper.
Medium minus in body with medium plus acidity and nice legs.
Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, vanilla, cloves, tobacco, oak, coffee, light vegetables and black pepper.
Medium finish with soft tannins and black pepper.
This is a drinkable Malbec from Mendoza. Simple, with a watery mouthfeel and nice balance.
Not my style, but everyone else liked it.
Aged for 6 months in French oak barrels.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
Big plum and blackberry fruit. Very smoky on the nose. A bit hot, but not intolerable. Chewy tannins. Acceptable for the price.
Big plum and blackberry fruit. Very smoky on the nose. A bit hot, but not intolerable. Chewy tannins. Acceptable for the price.
Apr 1st, 2019The weather was very hot, so I added ice to the wine and when it melted it improved the flavor. That should tell you what my opinion of this wine was.
The weather was very hot, so I added ice to the wine and when it melted it improved the flavor. That should tell you what my opinion of this wine was.
Aug 25th, 2018