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Spangler

Spangler
2019 Malbec, Southern Oregon

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Malbec

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.2%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$29

Spangler
2019 Malbec, Southern Oregon

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Malbec

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.2%
Violet color. Aromas and flavors of lavender syrup, flintstones vitamins, cherry blossom and lilac soap, and turmeric and fig with a velvety, crisp, dry medium body and a warming, stimulating, medium-length finish evoking accents of plum sauce and anise, cherry sauce with medicinal alpine herbs, flowers, and earl grey tea with a splash of aged balsamic with well-integrated tannins. In the world of Malbec, this is it’s own thing, intensely floral; pair with a heavily spiced braised short rib.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: lavender syrup, flintstones vitamins, cherry blossom and lilac soap, and turmeric and fig
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of plum sauce and anise, cherry sauce with medicinal alpine herbs, flowers, and earl grey tea with a splash of aged balsamic
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: In the world of Malbec, this is it's own thing, intensely floral; pair with a heavily spiced braised short rib.

The Producer

Spangler Vineyards

The Producer
491 Winery Ln
Roseburg, OR 97471
USA
1 541-679-9654

Malbec

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
While Malbec is historically known as a red Bordeaux variety, it is Argentina that has given this grape its new found popularity. Bright purple in color with ripe plum and black cherry fruit with moderate acidity, Malbec from Argentina has become the people’s choice among moderately priced red wines ($12-$16 a bottle in domestic markets).

Along with the plum and black cherry flavors, there are notes of pepper, black spice, and, in a few examples, a note of tobacco. Most versions from Argentina are made for consumption upon release or within the first two years after the vintage date; however, a few producers make long-lived offerings of Malbec from older vineyards that retail for $40 or more.

Malbec can work with a humble array of foods such as empanadas, hamburgers or grilled chicken or even roast meats or lighter game.

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