Tasting- Alamos

Name:  Alamos

Variety:  Malbec

Region:  Mendoza

Country:  Argentina

Year:  2011

Price:  $7.47 ($22 dollars at Boudreaux's) 

Total wine review:  The nose offers bright black cherry aromas with light floral notes and a touch of toast. The mouthfeel is full and rich, with ripe, concentrated cassis and black raspberry fruit flavors interwoven with a touch of chocolate and sweet spice from light oak aging.

My notes:  I get a cherry, raspberry smell from this wine with a little spice.  The taste is tannic and it definitely puckers my mouth, but although it is dry, it is also smooth.  I detect some possible cedar in its finish.  I would definitely drink this wine again.  

Food:  I did not eat with this wine, but after drinking some, I really craved a chocolate dessert.  But I didn't give in.