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Malbec is a red wine native to Argentina.  The 2006 Alamos is a great resprentative of the varietal and at $10 a great choice for your house red.

Like most Malbecs the wine is a deep purple verging on violet in the glass.  It has the usual black fruit aromas with a hint of mocha.  There is not an edge on this wine with very round tannins – lovely mouth feel.  You get the expected black cherries, some sweet spice, and just a hint of leather.  The leather sounds weird, but trust me it is a good thing.

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Need to state once again that the Wine Witch has a certain prejudice for Southern Hemishpere wines.  The focus of this blog is great value wines and it so happens that many of the great value wines come from the Southern Hemipshere.  Probably has something to do with cheaper labor and production costs. While vitners in Argentina do produce some great boutique wines at a higher price point, there is a lot of good buys to be found, especially in the reds.

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