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MALBECS • WINE SELECTIONS www.beveragedynamics.com March/April 2017 • Beverage Dynamics 81 HMGI Restaurant Group Charleston, SC Bill Netherland Wine Director Holiday Wine Cellar Escondido, CA Jim Kern Manager/Wine Buyer Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits Silvis, IL Kevin Miller Wine & Spirits Manager K&L Wine Merchants Redwood City, CA Bryan Brick, Sales Consultant Legal Sea Foods Boston, MA Sandy Block VP, Beverage Operations Liquor Barn Louisville, KY Michael Sorg, Wine Manager Liquor Boy St. Louis Park, MN Peter Herlofsky III Wine Manager Maggie Wine Consulting Poughkeepsie, NY Maggie Gephard President Mainstreet Wines & Spirits Countryside, IL Nancy J. Sabatini Dir. Wine Ed. & Sales Malloy's Finest Wine & Spirits Naperville, IL Bruce Jaroski Wine Director Mills Fine Wine & Spirits Annapolis, MD Peter Finkelstein Wine Consultant North Ridge Wine Ellicott City, MD Brad Boarman Owner Prime Wines & Spirits Kenmore, NY Rick McLeod Wine Manager Premium Wine & Spirits Williamsville, NY Dave Cleveland General Manager Prestige Wine & Spirits Orchard Park, NY Jeff Vignaux General Manager Spec's Wine, Spirits, Finer Foods Houston, TX Bear Dalton Fine Wine Buyer The Boerne Cork and Keg Boerne, TX Tom Geoghegan, Owner The Liquor Store & Wine Loft Jackson Hole, WY Nate Mylott Manager/Buyer The Little Nell Aspen, CO Timothy Baldwin Director, Food and Bev. Total Wine & More Claymont, DE Cristina Pearce Senior Buyer Towne Spirits and Fine Wine/Elite Beverages Noblesville & Indianapolis, IN Arnie Lewin Wine & Spirits Director Trig's Cellar 70 Minocqua, WI Dennis J. Kohl Beverage Consultant Vino 100 Michael A. Schaefer, CWE Dir., Business Development Vino Loco Wine & Tapas Englewood, FL Joyce Colmar Managing Partner Willowbrook Spirit Shoppe Cromwell, CT Christopher Cambareri Owner The Wine Seller Ridgewood, NJ Don Carter Owner/Sommelier Yankee Discount Liquor East Haven, CT Deepak Pattani, Owner Yankee Wine Newtown, CT Brian Hutcheson General Manager ing in either power or density, this wine has a black color with a slight shade of red to it. The smooth texture and lengthy fi nish harness the blueberry, raspberry and oak-baking spice fl a- vors very well. $16 (91) Cruz Alta Malbec Reserve 2015 (Men- doza, Argentina). Bright red plum and black raspberries balanced by some surprising new oak defi nition from this Malbec. The wine is lus- cious and well balanced but still focuses on the black fruit and tannic power. $14 (91) Finca Flichman Malbec Reserva 2015 (Mendoza, Argentina). Deep red color, a medi- um-plus bodied Malbec that has aromas and fl avors of red plumb, dark raspberry, and cherry. The intense mouthfeel and fi rm tannins provides a long complex fi nish. $14 (91) Mascota Vineyards La Moascota Malbec 2014 (Mendoza, Argentina). The pure fruit char- acter and smooth texture make this a standout, bold, approachable Malbec. Raspberry, straw- berry and a slight hint of chocolate combined with the smooth mouthfeel make this a signature Mendoza Malbec. $16 (91) Solar de Orfi la Malbec Oak 2013 (Men- doza, Argentina). Rich and elegant. Very full-bodied. Six months in French oak imparts hints of vanilla. Beautifully fruit-forward with plum blackberry, and violet notes. $21.99 (91) Pietro Marini Malbec 2013. On fi rst glance you might expect a powerful, full-bodied Mal- bec, but in a good way you would be mistaken. A wonderful nose precedes a fruit-forward, me- dium-bodied wine that has a shorter fi nish than you would expect due to stainless steel aging. The Malbec grape in its purest form, Pietro Marini Malbec will be something you can share with all walks of wine life and know it will impress. $15.99 (91) Finca Decero Remolinos Vineyard Mal- bec 2014 (Mendoza, Argentina). This is a lighter Malbec with fresh violet aromas. Flavors include raisin, currant and blackberries, with well-inte- grated tannins leading to a nice long fi nish with just a hint of pepper. $17.99 (91) Bousquet Cameleon Malbec 2015 (Argen- tina). Organic, sourced from high-elevation vine- yards in Tupungato. Aromas of red berries with sweet spice. Elegant in style, with bright acidity and packed with ripe, concentrated fruit fl avors with notes of tobacco and black pepper. Aged six months in French and American oak. $15 (91) Salentein Reserve Malbec 2015 (Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina). First, the aroma, it is intense and complex with outstanding perfumes of red fruits, black berries, as well as delicate fl oral notes. On the palette, the wine is sweet and mild. This gem is fruity and fresh, with good intensity and a lingering fi nish. $19.99 (91) Pampas des Sur Tenacious Reserva 2015 (Mendoza, Argentina). Fresh and energetic on the nose, with notes of dark Cherries and plum. This liveliness carries over to the palate with a fruit-forward burst of raspberries followed by some oak infl uence not evident in the aromatics. A hint of dark chocolate and medium-plus body rounds out the wine. $13 (90) Chateau La Graves Cahors 2014 (France). Rustic, dark and mineral-driven Malbec. This wine possesses a wonderful sense of place, of- fering forest berries, fennel, violets and scorched earth. $19.99 (90) Santa Ana Malbec Reserve 2015 (Men- doza, Argentina). A rich energetic Malbec that is medium-plus-bodied and powerful, but laced with raspberries, blackberries and dark chocolate fl a- vors. The wine is bold, dark and enticing because of the balance of freshness with power. $12 (90) Vistamar Sepia Malbec Reserva 2015 (Maipo Valley, Chile). This Chilean Malbec is smooth and balanced to showcase the red currant and blackberry notes. Lively and easy drinking, this value-oriented bottle shows that Chile can show up to the Mendoza-dominated market. $10 (90) Phebus Malbec MMC 2016 (Mendoza, Argentina). This bright Malbec-heavy blend, rounded out by 15% Merlot and 15% Cabernet, is approachable and fruit-forward. There are de- lightful cherry, cranberry and blackberry notes on the nose and palate, and they use little-to-no oak. $11 (90) Tilia Uxmal Malbec 2015 (Argentina). The Tilia Uxmal Malbec is produced at Bodegas Esmeralda, one of the Catena family's oldest HMGI Restaurant Group Charleston, SC Bill Netherland Wine Director Holiday Wine Cellar Escondido, CA Jim Kern Manager/Wine Buyer Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits Silvis, IL Kevin Miller Wine & Spirits Manager K&L Wine Merchants Redwood City, CA Bryan Brick, Sales Consultant Legal Sea Foods Boston, MA Sandy Block VP, Beverage Operations Liquor Barn Louisville, KY Michael Sorg, Wine Manager Liquor Boy St. Louis Park, MN Peter Herlofsky III Wine Manager Maggie Wine Consulting Poughkeepsie, NY Maggie Gephard President Mainstreet Wines & Spirits Countryside, IL Nancy J. Sabatini Dir. Wine Ed. & Sales Malloy's Finest Wine & Spirits Naperville, IL Bruce Jaroski Wine Director Mills Fine Wine & Spirits Annapolis, MD Peter Finkelstein Wine Consultant North Ridge Wine Ellicott City, MD Brad Boarman Owner Prime Wines & Spirits Kenmore, NY Rick McLeod Wine Manager Premium Wine & Spirits Williamsville, NY Dave Cleveland General Manager Prestige Wine & Spirits Orchard Park, NY Jeff Vignaux General Manager Spec's Wine, Spirits, Finer Foods Houston, TX Bear Dalton Fine Wine Buyer The Boerne Cork and Keg Boerne, TX Tom Geoghegan, Owner The Liquor Store & Wine Loft Jackson Hole, WY Nate Mylott Manager/Buyer The Little Nell Aspen, CO Timothy Baldwin Director, Food and Bev. Total Wine & More Claymont, DE Cristina Pearce Senior Buyer Towne Spirits and Fine Wine/Elite Beverages Noblesville & Indianapolis, IN Arnie Lewin Wine & Spirits Director Trig's Cellar 70 Minocqua, WI Dennis J. Kohl Beverage Consultant Vino 100 Michael A. Schaefer, CWE Dir., Business Development Vino Loco Wine & Tapas Englewood, FL Joyce Colmar Managing Partner Willowbrook Spirit Shoppe Cromwell, CT Christopher Cambareri Owner The Wine Seller Ridgewood, NJ Don Carter Owner/Sommelier Yankee Discount Liquor East Haven, CT Deepak Pattani, Owner Yankee Wine Newtown, CT Brian Hutcheson General Manager