Gård Vintners Malbec

Tasting notes & discussion 41

Typically $35/bottle from Gård Vintners
Vintage 2014 from Columbia Valley
AbV 15.3%, pH 3.93, TA 6 g/L
Sold by Gård Vintners, fulfilled by Wine Country Connect

About Gård Vintners
Named as a tribute to the family’s Scandinavian heritage, Gård and The Lawrence Family has been expressing the beauty of the Columbia Valley in their wines since 2006. From their vineyards on the Royal Slope, to Walla Walla where the wine itself is produced, to their three tasting rooms in Woodinville, Walla Walla, and Ellensburg, Gård is an award-winning and value-driven representative of Washington’s wine producers. With winemaker Aryn Morell rounding out the team in 2011, the Lawrence family and Morell have shared management of the wine production ever since.

The Morell of the Story

TASTING NOTES:
“Notes of hibiscus, muddled plum and black currants with a floral spice. Ripe and fleshy with mouthwatering energy, beautiful texture with dark fruits and spice lingering all the way through the finish.”

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help make conversation over this wine:
Steven Spielberg’s The Animaniacs had a recurring segment titled the “Wheel of Morality.” Lampooning the FCC’s desire for all children’s programming to have a moral or educational value, the Warners would run up to the wheel in the midst of a chase and say “It’s that time again!” Upon spinning the wheel, which included numbers, cash prizes, and a “Bankrupt” space, Yakko would pull out the moral corresponding to the number it landed on. Some of these morals included, “You can teach an old dog new tricks, but you can’t teach Madonna to act,” and, “People who live in glass houses should get dressed with the lights out.”

DRINK IT FROM (conventional option):
Standard red glass.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme option):
Miniature replica of the Warner Brothers Water Tower.

Gård Vintners Malbec

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