Tasting- Ruta 22

Name:  Ruta 22
Variety:  Malbec
Region:  Patagonia
Country:  Argentina
Year:  2011
Price:  $7.95
VC Review:  Stout and dense from the beginning, with blackberry and violet aromas. Despite being a bold and dark Malbec, this is fresh and composed, with sweet blackberry and cassis flavors. Good on the
finish, with candied fruit and caramel sweetness. 
My notes:  The color on this puppy is vibrant, young, and purple.  The French wine from an earlier vintage had a more maroonish glow.  The Vintage Cellar worker said that wine tends to show orange the older it gets, which was very interesting.  The nose offers raspberry and blackberry which is really nice, but I could definitely get some heat either from acid or alcohol.  The taste was dry, but still maintained that jammy, fruit-bomb, New World character, which is right up my alley.  It had a nice mouthfeel and subtle finish.  I would drink this again and try decanting it a bit to soften some of the acidity.  
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