2020 Chacra Roka Sin Azufre Malbec Patagonia

The 2020 Malbec Roka hailed from Mainqué, Río Negro, a vineyard planted in 1945, and was 90% fermented in concrete, the rest in used barrels. Light purple in color. The nose presents violets, flowers and fresh plums. Slightly saline in the mouth with energizing freshness, it’s juicy with polished tannins and delicate grip, making for a relaxed but lively wine; a Malbec with more than a touch of Pinot about it.

So much purple fruit and flowers on the nose here, as well as some green-stem aromas, following through to a full body with linear tannins that make the wine tight and focused. Some black-olive and tar undertones to this. New malbec from here with a different, more refined take on malbec. Better after 2022.