Bodegas Salentein Salentein Reserve Malbec 2023 750ml

The wine's firm structure and berry flavors are its best attributes. Aromas of crushed strawberries introduce a soft palate of red fruit, leafy notes and black pepper. Enjoy with grilled beef or roasted tomato pasta.

This offers a wild, spicy, peppery floral note up front, adding a suave-textured core of orange peel–accented cherry and red currant flavors. A mineral underpinning lends some tension, finishing with a gentle push of fresh acidity around fine tannins. Drink now through 2036. 180,000 cases made, 12,000 cases imported.

The 2022 Malbec Salentein Reserve from the Uco Valley was 60% aged 12 months in French (70%) and American (30%) oak barrels. Garnet-red with purple sheen. The nose offers pink pepper, ripe plum and oaky aromas. Indulgent in the mouth, the juicy, grippy flow delivers lingering ripe flavor.

Youthful and restrained at the moment, with floral, creamy plum and berry flavors, plus suave tannins on the finish. Drink now. 180,000 cases made.