2010 Tres 14 Malbec Mendoza

The 2010 Malbec de Garage comes from Lunlunta in Mendoza and sees 12 months aging in Demptos and National French barrels. It has an intense, rather stemmy bouquet that is well-defined and complex. It is quite mercurial in the glass with fleeting glimpses of blackberry, sous-bois, damp tobacco and smoke. The palate is edgy and floral with stony black fruit, mulberry fruit and Dorset plum. This has great personality, fizzing with vigor on the tongue, and imbued with stunning delineation and focus on the finish. This is probably not everyone's cup of tea: it is not one of your testosterone-fueled wines designed to knock your socks off. However, this adventurous, distinguished Malbec is both sophisticated and intellectual. Drink now-2020.