Worth the wait

Sorry for the long delay in posting. My computer died about two weeks ago, and I've been suffering from blogger's withdrawl ever since.

In the meantime, I spent an amazing week in Belize. While there, I admittedly took a break from wines and enjoyed the local beer (Belikin) and the Belizan rum, both of which come highly recommended. One Barrell rum is up for a worldwine rum of the year award.

My one wine during the week, however, was a winner. It was a 2005 Trivento Golden Reserva Malbec. Yes, another Malbec. I'll work on tasting some other varieties soon enough, I promise. But in the meantime, if you can get your hands on this wine, do so.

From 100 - 120-year-old vineyards, this Argentinian wine's grapes are hand-harvested and cold macerated for two days to bring out the grapes' sweetness. Lots of huge, minty, very eucalypt and menthol character. All new French oak gives a charry quality. Sweet, creamy, black berry and plum fruit, with lots of glossy cherry and a real bite of tannin, but it is supple and fine, with a nice freshening acidity.