Great value, amazing lively fruit and a bit of earth - tobacco on the finish.

Similar to the Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Pioneer Malbec is varietal, elegant and balanced, with fruit notes and nicely integrated oak undertones. There are notes of red fruit and some fresh herbal tones. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins and very good balance. 140,000 bottles produced. Luis Gutiérrez MW, 10/31/2019.

This is quite a ripe expression with a wealth of plums and dark berries on offer, as well as an essence-like thread of plum conserve on the palate. Soft tannins.

Hints of red licorice accent the honed flavors of roasted plum, baked cherry and underbrush. Chocolate nib notes show on the finish, with cast iron details. Drink now through 2021. 10,000 cases made, 888 cases imported.