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		<title>Bodega DiamAndes Perlita Malbec-Syrah, Valle De Uco Mendoza, Argentina 2020</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 01:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep ruby color; black cherry, plum, blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, dark olives, oak, vanilla, violets, spice, earth on the nose and palate. Dry; mild, creamy tannins; amiable acidity. Medium-plus body. Blend of 80% malbec, 20% syrah. Hand-picked into small crates, double manual selection in cooling room. Maceration and fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Aged eight months <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/bodega-diamandes-perlita-malbec-syrah-valle-de-uco-mendoza-argentina-2020/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Domaine Bousquet Malbec, Tupungato Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2022</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deep ruby color; dark cherry, plum, raspberry, blackberry, blood orange, herbs on the nose and palate. Dry, ripe fruit gives illusion of some sweetness; mellow tannins, chalky acidity (3.67 pH). Medium-plus body. Very fruit forward, approaching jammy. 100% organically grown grapes. Wine fermented and aged in stainless steel to put emphasis on the fruit, which <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/domaine-bousquet-malbec-tupungato-uco-valley-mendoza-argentina-2022/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ruca Malen Malbec Reserva Mendoza 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 03:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dark ruby-red color with faint translucence; plum, spices, red fruit, oak hints on the nose; plum, black cherry, mocha, oak on the palate. There is plenty to like in this rather uncomplicated, crowd-pleasing Mendoza malbec. Enjoyably concentrated fleshy, juicy fruit; easy-going, velvety tannin; adequate acidity for red (3.61 pH); nicely balanced; delicious. Leather emerges on <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/ruca-malen-malbec-reserva-mendoza-2014/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Malbec</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 09:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Argentine malbec is a marvelous and amazing story. In the 18th and 19th centuries, malbec was a Bordeaux star, sharing the stage alongside cabernet sauvignon in the same manner merlot enjoys today. Then in the 1860s came phylloxera—a small, yellow, root-feeding aphid that imperiled most of Europe’s grapevines. The solution was phylloxera-resistant rootstocks from Texas <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/malbec/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rutini Malbec, Mendoza 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 02:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Classic very dark red malbec color; red berries, black cherry on the nose; dark fruits, black raspberry, blackberry, red currant, pinch of black pepper on the palate. A bit biting and rustic on pop-and-pour, but it smooths out with decanting, revealing the expected softer malbec tannins (although the tannins retain some grip—malbec has tannin, it <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/rutini-malbec-mendoza-2012/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bodegas Escorihuela Gascón Reserva Malbec Mendoza 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 01:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dark violet color; blackberry, plum on the nose; plum, black cherry, brown spice on the palate. Dry, full bodied, vivid flavors, solid with nice flutters of smoke, chocolate and black pepper. Expected round tannins, easy acidity, plushness in the mouth, nice finish. Oak is not over-done; 65% of the juice aged 15 months in combination <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/bodegas-escorihuela-gascon-reserva-malbec-mendoza-2014/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bodegas Escorihuela Gascón Malbec Mendoza 2015</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2016 23:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dark violet-purple color; plum, blackberry on the nose; red cherry, red plum, red fruits, licorice, mocha, chocolate, red currant tang on the palate. Gentle, round tannins; smooth, plush mouth thanks to full malolactic fermentation; full malbec flavors thanks to week-long cold soak and three weeks of skin contact. Seven months in oak delivered restrained oak <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/bodegas-escorihuela-gascon-malbec-mendoza-2015/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kaiken Ultra Malbec Mendoza 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2016 21:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inky dark ruby-purple color; blackberry, cherry, cedar, vanilla, raspberry in vivid, balanced, wonderful nose; plum, pepper, cherry, blackberry, vanilla, chip of chocolate on the palate. Lush, plush with depth and sophistication of flavors; this is a quality pure malbec from Mendoza, Argentina, made by separate division of Chile’s Vina Montes. Some silky tannins on the <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/kaiken-ultra-malbec-mendoza-2014/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Catena Alamos Malbec Mendoza 2015</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2016 17:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dark inky-red color with some translucence; plum and violets on the nose; plum, black cherry, blackberry on the palate. Medium body, concentrated flavors approaching jammy, smooth tannins, some acidity, bit of black-red currant bite on the finish, likely from the splash of bonarda grapes; toasty oak in the background along with a few chocolate/mocha hints <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/catena-alamos-malbec-mendoza-2015/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Domaine du Théron Cuvée Prestige Malbec, Cahors AOP 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inky dark purple, almost opaque color; chocolate, blackberry, spice on the nose; sweet cherry, blackberry, plum, boysenberry, chocolate, blackcurrant tang and gunflint minerality on the palate. Earthy, rich, mouth-filling tannin, creamy in the mid-palate. Malbec is native to France and Cahors (in southwest France) is the major production area. Cahors malbec is significantly different from <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/domaine-du-theron-cuvee-prestige-malbec-cahors-aop-2011/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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