Gifford Hirlinger Estate Malbec, Walla Walla Valley, USA

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The 2008 Estate Malbec contains 14% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Tempranillo. Savory, ripe, and friendly, this tasty, satisfying offering will offer pleasure over the next 5 years. Gifford-Hirlinger is one of many eastern Washington wineries to have opened a tasting room in the Seattle area to be nearer to customers and to facilitate direct sales. The new releases are all solid efforts meant for early drinking.Tel. (509) 301-9229; www.giffordhirlinger.com

The 2007 Estate Malbec is purple-colored with an enticing nose of wood smoke, spice box, violets, black cherry, and black currant. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, this nicely balanced wine has plenty of layered, spicy fruit, good depth, and savory flavors. Give it 3-4 years of additional bottle age and drink it from 2012 to 2021. Tel. (509) 301-9229; www.giffordhirlinger.com