Undaunted Columbia Valley Malbec

Ratings on Delectable

Rochelle Broder-Singer

Very good with chickpea chicken stew (Greek cookbook). Also good alone.

Very good with chickpea chicken stew (Greek cookbook). Also good alone.

9.0

Alexis Wistermayer

Sour red fruit, lake water, on the nose. Sour cherry on the palate. Acidic.

Sour red fruit, lake water, on the nose. Sour cherry on the palate. Acidic.

7.0

Tommy Trull

Deep ruby with an orange rim. Medium plus body, smooth tannins, medium acid, medium alcohol. Dry but fruity. Bright red fruit - cherry - and raspberry. Cocoa on the nose.

Deep ruby with an orange rim. Medium plus body, smooth tannins, medium acid, medium alcohol. Dry but fruity. Bright red fruit - cherry - and raspberry. Cocoa on the nose.

8.0

Tree Kilpatrick

Tried this again at a Malbec blind tasting. Black cherry color. Also a lot of black cherry and cherry cola stuff on the nose and in the mouth. Nice fruit flavors even after all the aging. Some smoke too. It’s actually aged beautifully and I think was at a peak. Nice stuff.

Tried this again at a Malbec blind tasting. Black cherry color. Also a lot of black cherry and cherry cola stuff on the nose and in the mouth. Nice fruit flavors even after all the aging. Some smoke too. It’s actually aged beautifully and I think was at a peak. Nice stuff.

8.8

Amanda Horejsfield

Ripe blackberry fruit, light minerality. Sweet but not forward. Deep dark purple red.

Ripe blackberry fruit, light minerality. Sweet but not forward. Deep dark purple red.

9.4

Brandon Martínez

Matched well with a chicken pesto pasta.

Matched well with a chicken pesto pasta.

8.5

Caroline Claiborne

Sort of sour. Drink with food - don’t drink solo.

Sort of sour. Drink with food - don’t drink solo.

7.0

Mari O’Grady

Lighter Malbec than what I am used to; makes it feel more drinkable than a standalone glass

Lighter Malbec than what I am used to; makes it feel more drinkable than a standalone glass

8.7

Tree Kilpatrick

Deep purple, ‘smoke on the water’ color. Smells berry-liciious and gravelly. Flavors are less dynamic than the nose, but pretty interesting and pleasing. Some tar. Some pepper. Some tobacco. And ripe black Bing cherries. Just the slightest hint of that grape kool aide element that dominates the cheap Argentine stuff. It’s intriguing wine if a bit New World style with the fruitiness and hint of oak in there. I’m still trying to sort out this Malbec thing. I like this one more than most cheapies I’ve had, but not as much as the other WA one I tried a few years ago. Keep it coming WA. I think you and Malbec have a future.

Deep purple, ‘smoke on the water’ color. Smells berry-liciious and gravelly. Flavors are less dynamic than the nose, but pretty interesting and pleasing. Some tar. Some pepper. Some tobacco. And ripe black Bing cherries. Just the slightest hint of that grape kool aide element that dominates the cheap Argentine stuff. It’s intriguing wine if a bit New World style with the fruitiness and hint of oak in there. I’m still trying to sort out this Malbec thing. I like this one more than most cheapies I’ve had, but not as much as the other WA one I tried a few years ago. Keep it coming WA. I think you and Malbec have a future.

8.7

Katherine Kaufmann

Martie and David farewell dinner 4.19.19

Martie and David farewell dinner 4.19.19

9.4

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