Colomé 2011 Estate Malbec (Calchaquí Valley)

Country: Argentina / Estate
Variety: Malbec Other
Winery: Colomé / Calchaquí Valley

This starts out massive and grapy, but with each passing minute it becomes more Salta, and hence more complex. Feral, leathery, roasted-berry aromas require patience. In the mouth, this is tannic and muscular, with herbal, spicy, dry flavors of blackberry and stewed plum. Raging acidity and firm tannins suggest that this needs at least until 2016 to settle.