Thirsty Thursday is the quest to drink good, cheap wine that is $10.00 and under. Want some more recommendations? Check out the past cheap wine posts on Thirsty Thursday.
I’m a California Wine Girl at heart. I learned about wine in California. Have tasted more wines from California than anywhere else. And love to travel in wine country in California.
With that being said, I’m really beginning to enjoy some of the wines coming out of South America. Especially…Chile.
Today’s wine is the 2009 Finca el Origen Reserve Malbec from Chile. (And BTW, if that is the wine maker, I might have to travel to South America very soon with my girlfriends.)
The nose displays ripe red fruit, chocolate, vanilla, with subtle florals. In the mouth, it is a mild wine with some tense (yet velvety) tannins that would make it great with a steak or other grilled meat. (Part of that tannin structure is because it is made with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.)
This is a serious wine. It is meant to be drank with food and isn’t as fruit forward as its California brothers.
But, because of it’s structure, it has the possibility of aging really well. And with its inexpensive price tag – it would make a fun experiment to grab a couple of extra bottles and open them up in three, five, or seven years.
See…even the money appreciators can become wine collectors.
Don’t forget to use the Thirsty Thursday Wine List when creating your wine shopping list.
Note: This wine should be available at most liquor outlets. Please be responsible when you drink wine – and never drive drunk…seriously, that is just stupid in this day in age.
What about you? Have you ever stored any wine for over a few years? What was it like? Let me know in the comments or link up – because life is too short to drink bad wine.