Orfila, Valle de Uco (Mendoza, Argentina) Malbec 2019

 With 112,823 acres of Malbec planted today in Argentina, it has been that country’s most cultivated grape.  One can see why!  Pour a glass of Orfila’s 2019 Malbec and you will be immediately attracted by the wine’s deep, purple-red color.  Aromatically it is equally appealing, offering red fruits plus a hint of floral in the background.  Its bright, sunny fruit flavors are neatly balanced with a gentle touch of oak spice (the wine was aged for 12 months in 70% French and 30% American oak barrels).  The grapes were hand harvested then transported to the winery and pressed that same day.  Indigenous yeasts were used.