Red

Colomé Estate Malbec (Calchaquí Valley)

Colomé

Calchaquí Valley · Argentina

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Malbec
Country
Argentina
Region
Calchaquí Valley
Appellation
Calchaquí Valley
Body
full
Acidity
high
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carne vermelha grelhada · cordeiro assado · ensopados · queijos curados · churrasco · carnes de caça

Rated vintages

  • 201389 pts

    Concentrated savory aromas of prune, blackberry, compost and tree bark are not uncommon for Colomé. This is a clampy tannic Malbec that pulls down hard on the palate. Salty savory plum and berry flavors are oaky and finish with tannic residue. Drink through 2022.

  • 201191 pts

    This starts out massive and grapy, but with each passing minute it becomes more Salta, and hence more complex. Feral, leathery, roasted-berry aromas require patience. In the mouth, this is tannic and muscular, with herbal, spicy, dry flavors of blackberry and stewed plum. Raging…

  • 200988 pts

    Meaty, herbal and foresty on the nose, all of which are typical aromas for this Salta-bred Malbec. Linear in the mouth and acidic as it tastes exotic due to herbal notes and eucalyptus. On the other hand it's full of blackberry and chocolaty richness. Crisp and nicely built on t…

  • 200889 pts

    A typically huge Colomé wine with initial damp, murky, funky aromas that give way to earth, roasted fruit and compost. Fortunately it's fresher in the mouth, and the wine definitely improves with airing. Still, the palate is big and oily, with roasted berry, herb and wild, exoti…