Bent Press Malbec from Argentina

Tasting notes & discussion 9

Packages have been upgraded to 2-day transit for increased protection. This will last throughout summer.

90 points (JamesSuckling.com)

Typically $30/bottle from Bent Press
Vintage 2020 sourced from Mendoza
Available for AZ; CA; CO; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; WA; WI; WY
Sold by Meadowcroft Wines, fulfilled by Wine Country Connect

About Bent Press
“Three men were sent to complete one simple task. The task of picking up the wine press. Turning the corner on our way home, we watched wide eyed as the press hurdled out of the truck and into the intersection of HWY 29 and 121. In our excitement, no one remembered to strap the press down. This memory, along with our wounded pride and bent press never fails to bring us laughter.”

Hell-Bent for Malbec

TASTING NOTES:
“This wine has aromas of blueberries, walnuts and dried herbs on the. Medium body with creamy tannins and vivid acidity.“ (AbV 14.0%, pH 3.67, TA 5.54 g/L)

BARRELS:
10% of wine aged in medium toasted French oak.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Besides being a quintessential Judas Priest song, hell-bent for leather is a mix of two phrases/terms. Hell-bent of course means someone determined to succeed at any cost, unstoppable and reckless. Hell for leather refers to the leather of a horse saddle or crop, implying the rider is really straining it trying to go as fast as possible. So naturally hell-bent for leather ends up meaning someone is doing something both as fast and as recklessly as humanly possible.

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