Georges Clare Valley Malbec 2019
- 90
- $35
- Drink by: 2023-2027
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A big and bold expression but also fresh and spicy and carried through with sensitive winemaking on display. Earth, autumnal, black cherry, blueberry, sage and spice-led aromas. That spiciness really sings in this four-year-old red, a star performer with cinnamon and baking spices that enliven the wine. Delivers a smooth flow of ripe fruit concentration and measured oak on the palate with a touch of earthy, prune savouriness for added interest. Supple texture, flowing easily, rich in palate warmth and, yes, that spiciness rocks.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
