Rideau 2014 Siempre Happy Canyon Vineyard Malbec (Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara)

Country: US / Siempre Happy Canyon Vineyard
Variety: Malbec California
Winery: Rideau / Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara

A youthful expression of the grape, this bottling is clean and fresh on the nose with pressed olallieberries, candied blueberries, violet extract and a nicely smoky char component as well. There is exuberant energy on the sip, where that candied blueberry flavor is cut by savory miso-like flavors. Relatively light and lithe, this would pair with a wide variety of foods.