Devil Proof, Farrow Ranch Malbec, Alexander Valley

Great Malbec! Drinking great now but still maybe a little on the young side.

Drank this with an old friend, over tomahawk steaks and cigars! Conversation overtook any note taking but I do recall that we all enjoyed this wine. I have one more bottle left, so hopefully I will take some actual notes next time.

Wow. About 1 hour of air and this wine sings. Super good in every regard. In particular, an amazing accompaniment to the steak dinner. Many good years ahead but quite tasty with a decant right now

Sadly my last bottle of this particular bottling. Takes me right back to sitting on a leather couch in a little photo gallery in Healdsburg for @andykatzphotography tasting his son @jkatzwine wines with @lauren_e_wong . Since then the wines, photos, and experience have only grown exponentially. This is and will always be one of the coolest labels to me. Devil Proof is now even more a true cult wine. Jesse now owns Farrow Ranch. This particular bottling is a labor …

Love this label. I haven't had many California Malbecs. Jesse's Farrow Ranch Malbec is deep purple and has delicious black fruit, leather, spice notes. The tannins are so well integrated and silky on the palate. An easy drinker now, but should show off nicely in a few more years of bottle aging. Saving my other bottle of this vintage a few more years.

First time trying these Malbecs from Jesse Katz and Devil Proof. Thanks Lauren for cracking these for us! Dark purplish red with some garnet too. Loads of spices on the nose intermixed with red berries and some blue fruit. Medium plus tannins (7.5/10) and full body. Rich and a touch dry on the palate with layers of black currants, dirt, herbs, black dried fruits, bark and almost a touch of cola. A bit spicy too leading into the long finish. …