Rideau 2014 Siempre Happy Canyon Vineyard Malbec (Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara)
A youthful expression of the grape, this bottling is clean and fresh on the nose with pressed olallieberries, candied blueberries, violet extract and a nicely smoky char component as well. There is exuberant energy on the sip, where that candied blueberry flavor is cut by savory miso-like flavors. Relatively light and lithe, this would pair with a wide variety of foods. Matt Kettmann
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Price$70,Buy Now
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DesignationSiempre Happy Canyon Vineyard
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Alcohol13.8%
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Bottle Size750 ml
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CategoryRed
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Date Published12/31/2016
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