Tasting -- Maipe Malbec Rose

Name: Maipe Malbec Rose
Variety: Malbec
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2011
Price: $7.95

Winery Review: Intense pink color with violet hints. Fresh red fruit bouquet, strawberry and cherry flavors, balanced acidity, dry and lingering finish. Excellent with tuna or green salad, pasta, spicy Asian dishes. 

My Review: Just like the pinot grigio, typically Rose wine is too sweet for my palate, but this one is very nice. It is actually not sweet at all. It is dry. I get some cherry aromas on the nose, a lot like what I would get from a malbec but obviously not as intense since it's a Rose. It tasted really good. I am a big fan of malbec, so this rose reminded me a lot of a big malbec just minus the "big" part. Very similar flavors of cherries with that signature spice on the finish like most malbecs have.

I did not eat while tasting this wine.