Damn, if 2024 isn't the breakout year for Malbec here on the north coast. Broadly speaking, this is probably the best performing varietal out of the 2024 harvest. And I have tasted quite a few, but Lot 59 2024 Dry Creek Malbec is at the top of my list, one of those wines where you stick your nose in the glass and the bouquet is such complex, expressive and hedonistic pleasure, you just know you're gonna love it! Sourced from the same producer as Lot 54 Rockpile Zinfandel, this rich, ripe, opulent Malbec is pure rock-n-roll in the glass - a style I like to call BOOM BOOM. The winemaker told me it's usually a blending component for the their various $80+ Rockpile Cabernet Sauvignon-based programs but, like so many producers, they're simply cutting back production across the board. I think it's fair to say you are looking at a wine that would retail for somewhere around $60-$70/bottle out of the tasting room. If you like big, rich, ripe opulent-yet-perfectly balanced reds, folks its Back Up The Truck time. Yeah, sure, it may have been a blending component, but I promise you this is a fantastic stand-alone wine you don't want to miss! And it can be yours today for just $16/bottle! Opaque core with magenta rim. The bouquet is immediately boisterous and vibrant with blackberry jam, cherries jubilee, blackcurrant and brown sugar beautifully complexed with violet florals and pink peppercorn perfume. Opening up further, the wine reveals a chocolatey underpinning swimming with plum reduction and savory umami notes. Gorgeous. Ripe and supple on entry with a fantastic structure of big-grained tannins unfurling gobs of rich, ripe black cherry, raspberry liqueur, black pepper and chocolatey oak all beautifully integrated with fantastic length and persistence. Quite frankly, this wine kicks the pants off of many a $100 Argentinean Malbec. 100% Dry Creek Malbec ~40% new French oak15% alc., pH 3.74, TA 5.85 g/L
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