2020 Meeker Bells Echo Vineyard Malbec

Producer: The Meeker Vineyard 
Region: Mendocino, California 
Varietal: Malbec  
Year: 2020  

Winemaker Notes: 

"This wine is the first Malbec since the 2012 Knights Valley bottling. This wine's greatest achievement is an effortless balance of archetypes. The nose and front of the palate on this wine feel like South American, new-school Malbec, while the driven, tannic, deliberate finish feel like Cahors.

Super juicy pomegranate on the nose with blueberry compote and herbal edges of eucalyptus, chamomile, and lavender. The fruit character is high-toned and explosive. The mid-palate rides the juicy fruit character into a fleshy, slightly grippy core of blueberry skin, peach fuzz and noyaux. A center of acidity follows quickly and narrows the palate as it focuses into a soft-spoken close. 

While this wine will age for quite a while, it will evolve dramatically over the first decade. We'll be excited to see where it goes, but for now I'd enjoy the massive fruit character while it unapologetically precocious." 

Alcohol: 14.7% 

249 cases produced. 

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