2020 Bleasdale Second Innings Malbec

Midnight black heart with a youthful looking dark red purple hue. The nose features red plum, blueberry and red liquorice scents which meld into hints of earth, dried herbs and spice. Adorning the palate are juicy, fleshy textured dark cherry, plum and blueberry fruits with some dried herb, light dusty earth and spice characters lingering in the background. Polished tannins finishing with good freshness and a generous blue to dark fruited aftertaste.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews….
Part estate-grown fruit, part contract-grown; open fermented with 20% whole berries, on skins 7-10 days; matured for 9 months in French puncheons and hogsheads (10% new). Bright colour. A highly aromatic bouquet with the particular spice – half pepper, half clove – of Bleasdale Vineyards. The palate is a broad church of plum, blackberry and red cherry – and a hint of clove on the finish. Outstanding value. Drink by 2032.
95 points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion