MALBEC, AMALAYA

The Amalaya Malbec Tinto by Bodega Colomé presents itself in dark red and with purple reflections in the glass. The nose captivates with great fruity elegance. Notes of blackcurrants, plums, some blackberry and other dark berries (elderberries come to mind) determine the first impression.

On the palate, the Amalaya Tinto by Colomé is no less convincing. It is fruity and spicy, with good structure, juice and round, ripe tannins. In the finish a lot of fruit, a vital, well-integrated fruit acid and again an exciting spice. Amalaya – meaning “waiting for a miracle” in the language of the indigenous people of the Cafayate Valley – is exactly what Donald Hess hoped for when he founded his winery in this very high, barren and inhospitable region.