2002 Vina Dona Paula Malbec Seleccion de Bodega -- Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina

CBM - Wallingford -- $30

We tasted the Vina Dona Paula premium Malbec in our horizontal tasting, and it did very well (A--). This is the super-premium, using the best hand-selected grapes from the same harvest, and the difference shows. This is probably the best wine we have tasted in the last three months or more. Very smooth and balanced, loaded with delicious fruit, lots of interesting mineral notes.

Wine Spectator: 91

Our rating: A

Mark and Sasha