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Mercer Estates 2015 Malbec, Horse Heaven Hills, $25
The Mercer family continues to pluck gems from its Spice Cabinet Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills near Alderdale, and the balance displayed in this young planting – established in 2009 – allowed for an 11 percent growth in this Malbec program from the 2015 vintage. A harvest made pristine first by a Pellenc optical sorter and then by hand-sorting at the crush pad leads to purity of fruit in the glass that’s focused on dark purple fruit akin to blackberry jam and blueberry preserves. Cherry skins, pleasingly bold tannins and a pulse of pomegranate juicy still leaves room for the telltale HHH dustiness in the finish.
Rating: Excellent
Production: 955 cases
Alcohol: 14.8%
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