The potentially outstanding 1991 Malbec exhibits a dark purple color, a glorious nose of sweet blackberries and cassis, smooth, ripe, medium to full-bodied flavors with excellent purity, ripeness, and depth, well-integrated acidity, and unobtrusive tannin. The overall impression is of a complex, silky, youthful wine that can be drunk now or held for another decade. Readers who have not yet discovered that the world's finest Malbec is made in Argentina, not France, should take a look at this underrated varietal. Although Malbec has lost favor with the Bordeaux chateaux, it can still be found in mediocre abundance in the appellation of Cahors. Overall, Bodega Weinert remains the number one source of complex, concentrated, aromatic, intense, traditionally-styled South American wines, but Concha y Toro (Chile) and Catena (Argentina), whose wines are made in a more modern day style, offer strong competition. The wines are generally not released until the winery feels they are close to their plateau of maturity, thus offering the consumer ready to drink wines. The top wines are the Cavas de Weinert and Malbec, made from very old vines. It is rare to see a Malbec from Bodega Weinert, and when one is released it tends to be expensive. The 1977 sold for over $50 a bottle, but, wow, what a stunning bottle of wine it is.Bodega Weinert's wines in large part remain the reference points for South American wines, although it is encouraging to see the number of admirable efforts emerging from South America that now compete with Weinert.Importer: Vinos USA, Inc., Waynesville, NC; tel. (704) 452-3060
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