Red

Valley View Vineyard Malbec

Lucas & Lewellen

Santa Barbara County · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Malbec
Country
United States
Region
Santa Barbara County · Central Coast
Appellation
Santa Barbara County
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

beef · barbecue

Rated vintages

  • 201389 pts

    A smoky aroma of plum-sauce-coated beef roast wafts on the nose of this lush bottling, which also offers white pepper and lilac. Plump berries and a fine-grained tannic structure consume the palate, finishing on a light caramel note.

  • 201086 pts

    You'll find lots of upfront blackberry, black currant, roasted meat and cedar flavors in this dry Malbec. It's a little soft, but easy to drink now, especially with beef.

  • 200681 pts

    Too sweet in jellied blackberries and cherries, and too acidic, which gives it the taste of a sauce in a Chinese restaurant.