Welcome to our very first Amendment XXI wine review of the bottle we will be giving away this coming Friday, October 5th, to one lucky Facebook Fan.
From Durigutti Vineyards comes this week's wine selection, the Durigutti Malbec. Malbecs are mid-bodied red wines most popular in France and Argentina. This particular varietal has been a staple at Amendment XXI from day one.
The Malbec is a black grape that originated from the Bordeaux region of France, and made it to South America in the mid 19th century. Since then, the grape has been thriving in the region. This particular Malbec is from Argentina, where the Durigutti Vineyards are. The high altitude that the gapes are grown at gives them a competently different flavor profile than the French varieties.
Leo Bortolotto, proprietor of Amendment XXI Wines describes the Duriguitti Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina as being, "a great value and delivers everything you would expect from a quality Malbec. Juicy blackberry fruit mingles elegantly with toasty oak, enveloped by a slight hint of vanilla. Your palate will love this wine with roasted lamb, mushrooms, grilled steak, and empanadas."
Leo is our wine connoisseur who we will be interviewing every week as he helps us identify a great wine for our Facebook Fans to take home.
In order to obtain this great wine for FREE, all you need to do is sign up here: http://bit.ly/QnqaJs. Don't despair if you don't win, because your name stays in the pool until you do win! That's right, you don't have to come back week after week to register. With a new wine every week there will be plenty of opportunities to explore the many fine tastes that Amendment XXI has to offer.