Rating 85
Style Red
Variety
Vintage 2016
Appellation
Argentina
ABV 14.5%
Price $21.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2019-09-05

Perfect For

Dinner With The Parents, Host/Hostess Gifting, Pleasing A Crowd

Drink If You Like

Malbec, Merlot , Pinot Noir

Trapiche Medalla Malbec 2016 Review

It’s a pretty homogenized wine with nothing really popping out except for typical red wine dark fruits (any of them). It’s fat and round, with good acidity, and no tannin structure to speak of. But it’s balanced and will do the job as a gift for your host. It’s also just over twenty bucks, so you can feel good that you spent a little more than the cheaper Malbecs that might taste the same anyway.

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Trapiche Medalla Malbec 2016
It’s a pretty homogenized wine with nothing really popping out except for typical red wine dark fruits (any of them). It’s fat and round, with good acidity, and no tannin structure to speak of. But it’s balanced and will do the job as a gift for your host. It’s also just over twenty bucks, so you can feel good that you spent a little more than the cheaper Malbecs that might taste the same anyway.

Reviewed On: 09-05-2019
85
POINTS
Trapiche Medalla Malbec 2016
It’s a pretty homogenized wine with nothing really popping out except for typical red wine dark fruits (any of them). It’s fat and round, with good acidity, and no tannin structure to speak of. But it’s balanced and will do the job as a gift for your host. It’s also just over twenty bucks, so you can feel good that you spent a little more than the cheaper Malbecs that might taste the same anyway.

Reviewed On: 09-05-2019