Full Review

Gordon Estate

Gordon Estate
2021 Reserve, Malbec, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Malbec

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$35

Gordon Estate
2021 Reserve, Malbec, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Malbec

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15%
Deep purple color. Aromas and flavors of blueberry muffin, baking spices, purple flowers and black tea, and coconut with a velvety, lively, dryish medium-to-full body and a warming, captivating, medium-length finish displaying touches of blueberry, violets, coconut and mocha, and leather and star anise with chewy, coating, medium tannins and moderate oak flavor. A big, bold and deliciously complex Malbec for sipping or dinner pairings.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: blueberry muffin, baking spices, purple flowers and black tea, and coconut
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with touches of blueberry, violets, coconut and mocha, and leather and star anise
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A big, bold and deliciously complex Malbec for sipping or dinner pairings.

The Producer

Gordon Estate Winery

The Producer
671 Levey Road
Pasco, WA 99301
USA
1 509-547-6331

Malbec

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
While Malbec is historically known as a red Bordeaux variety, it is Argentina that has given this grape its new found popularity. Bright purple in color with ripe plum and black cherry fruit with moderate acidity, Malbec from Argentina has become the people’s choice among moderately priced red wines ($12-$16 a bottle in domestic markets).

Along with the plum and black cherry flavors, there are notes of pepper, black spice, and, in a few examples, a note of tobacco. Most versions from Argentina are made for consumption upon release or within the first two years after the vintage date; however, a few producers make long-lived offerings of Malbec from older vineyards that retail for $40 or more.

Malbec can work with a humble array of foods such as empanadas, hamburgers or grilled chicken or even roast meats or lighter game.