Country: Argentina / Mendoza Province
Variety: Malbec
Winery: Finca El Origen / Gran Reserva
The only thing that makes this a gran reserva is the label and the winery’s commitment to a big, extracted, heavily oaked wine. It’s black as ink but clumsy as can be. Smells and tastes like shoe polish, resin and oily fruit. Not what we’re looking for from Argentina, or anywhere for that matter. Barely acceptable. Imported by Carolina Wine Brands USA.