Deep Sea Malbec The Octopus

Needs a fair bit of air to open up. 2 hour decant recommended for it to show well. Details: was out of the house and texted my wife to pull this bottle and open it to sit on the counter, about an hour before I returned home. She'd indicated it was hot and closed at the time of opening, so poured me a glass to let it sit. At the time I arrived it wasn't terribly hot but still closed. …

Not tasted yet, but noting that this is the first year the "Octopus" label has been used by Deep Sea for their single varietal Malbec. It was previously used in 2011 and 2012 for single varietal Merlot. This is basically the same wine as Deep Sea "Ringo's Rescue Red" 2016-2018; the "Ringo's" designation is being discontinued. The producer noted this wine needs a bit of time to enter its drinking window, so I'm putting 2023 for my starting date at …