Country: US / Estate Grown
Variety: Malbec Washington
Winery: Cougar Crest / Walla Walla Valley (WA)
This wine comes in with a low, unheard-of (in Washington) 12.2% alcohol. The aromas offer reticent and unusual notes of wheat, lemongrass, tobacco, vanilla and herbs while the flavors are tart and supple. It doesn’t seem outright underripe but comes off as faint.