Four Gates Malbec Kosher

Four Gates, Santa Cruz Mountains, Malbec, 2017 Benyamin Cantz, founder, winemaker, and do-everything at Four Gates, planted his first small vineyard in 1991 with the sole intention of making wine for kiddush for Shabbos and holidays. He was living on a south-facing slope, peering down at the valley leading to the Pacific, in the still unheralded Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, with a climate largely influenced by the Pacific fog. The Four Gates estate encompasses just 3.5 acres, upon which Cantz …

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2017 Malbec sourced from the Santa Cruz mountains, 14.4% ABV. Stunning deep purple in appearance with medium to heavy viscosity. The nose is medium intensity, a beautiful bouquet of red and black fruits; ripe blackberries, grape jam, red plum, licorice, potpourri, lavender, dried leaves, sweet tobacco, and vanilla. On the palate it is full bodied with a rich mouthfeel, fruit focused (albeit a touch pushed) but supported by tannins and acidity. Black cherries, sugar plum, some prune, red pepper flake, …

good, fruit forward, a touch pushed, loads of dark fruit, chocolate, nice finish