Region: Argentina
Year: 2011
Wow, it has been entirely too long since I've sat down to write a review. All hell seems to break loose when you decide to put your house up for sale. Suddenly, your usually limited free time becomes completely non-existent. Anyway, I decided to try and get at least one review in during the month of April. I'll definitely have to make up for it down the road. So, two weekend's ago as I stopped on my way home from work, I really had no idea what to buy. It was one of those days where I just couldn't make up my mind. Not quite sure why, but what I ended up grabbing was a box of Bota Box Malbec. For the equivalent of 4 bottles of wines, it was very inexpensive. Even $4 - $5 dollars cheaper then any of the Black Box wines.
There was nothing special on the menu this night, so I sat down with my Friday evening dinner and a glass of wine. Things started of well enough. This wine was a nice dark red color as expected for a Malbec. also, the aroma of this wine did not stand out for any reason in particular, but it wasn't bad either. If anything it was a touch light, but had a bit of an earthy feel to it that was kind of nice. So, when I went to take a sip however, I was a bit nonplussed. The wine to me was short with a much younger impression than I was expecting. Overall, it wasn't a bad wine, and really for a little under $4 a bottle, it was quite a bargain, but I think for a few dollars more, I'll stick with the Black Box for sure.
Rating: 2.75 corks (Good price, not a great wine)
