The flagship 2006 Firmado (meaning “signature’) Malbec was sourced from the same two vineyards and aged for 15 months in new French oak. More deeply colored and more fragrant, it is an opaque purple color with an enthralling perfume of underbrush, leather, game, exotic spices, incense, and black cherry. Voluptuous on the palate, it has superb depth and grip, layer upon layer of succulent fruit, impeccable balance, and a finish that lasts for over one minute. It will offer prime time drinking from 2014 to 2030. It is one of the stars of the vintage.Bodega Enrique Foster’s first vintage was 2002. The winery’s estate vineyard was planted in 1919. They lease a vineyard planted in 1955, and their Lunlunta property was planted in 1968. Current production is 15,000 cases with 60% exported to the USA.Importer: Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., New York, NY; tel. (212) 818-0770