Bleasdale Second Innings Malbec 2019

95 Points - James Halliday

Bleasdale is one of Australia's most historic wineries, which in 2020 celebrated an incredible 170 years of continuous winemaking by the direct descendants of the founding Potts family. A star of the Langhorne Creek wine region, the impressive range of wines are overseen by the talented Paul Hotker ('Winemaker Of The Year' - 2018 Halliday Wine Companion).

Bleasdale have long been regarded one of Australia's leading makers and advocates of Malbec having grown the variety since the late 1880's. While Malbec is rarely seen as a standalone wine in Australia, Bleasdale have been championing the varietal for many years, consistently delivering impressive results.

This 2019 Bleasdale Second Innings Malbec is a brilliant entry point to Bleasdale's Malbec, which has received plenty of deserved high-praise (95 Points | Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2020). A delicious red wine ideal for enjoying during the cooler months this delivers plenty of blackberry, plum and red berry flavours with a touch of olive, subtle toasty oak and spice. Finishing soft and round with velvety tannins, this is a versatile red that offers super value drinking at this price.

"95 Points. Bleasdale can't put a foot wrong with malbec at whatever price point it chooses. This is flooded with plum varietal fruit, but also has the texture and back-palate structure that many malbecs miss out on. Winemaker Paul Hotker is a wiz. $22. 14% alc. Drink by 2027. Screwcap"- James Halliday, Top 100 Wines of 2020.