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13

Aug

To Drink or Not to Drink?

Jacob Gaffney  in Red Wines, Malbec

Recently, InterWined mouthed off about wines served in restaurants that were too warm.

And here is another problem for you to swallow, if brought about in a long-winded fashion:

We love the Zuccardi Malbec 2006 at The Wine Sampler for £9. It’s full of blackberries, with a hint of rose on the palate. There is also some tar that bogs down the wine, overall, but the nice, long finish and polished tannins give it a solid rating of 8.6 points anyway.

But here’s the thing: it’s still too young. Sure it’s does OK now, but the wine could really benefit with another year. It would be great if wine retailers were to say, ‘buy this now, but drink it later.’

There needs to be a distinction between serious drinkers and serious collectors. We only really buy wines in the £5 to £10 range. We never look at the beverage from an investment viewpoint. The price on the Zuccardi shows that the wine is not for investing… so why not tell us the best time to drink it?

Before we buy the bottle, of course.

Even then, can we be trusted to hold it a year, I wonder?

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