RKS 2025 Wine: Light Plus Heavy = Moderate? Ji Ji Malbec and Pinot Noir

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Malbec is more intense and denser than Pinot Noir. So you blend them both in equal proportions and you have a moderate wine? That is what El Molino has done here and what is the result?

Bottled unoaked. Carbonic maceration.

Aroma: Neither light nor heavy. Raspberry, strawberry and pomegranate and a tad earthy and brackish although I could swear some oak presence?

Palate: Light on tannins with discrete acidity. Raspberry and strawberry with a raspy elegance. Moderate finish to this medium bodied wine. No “big fruit” jumping about in the mouth.

Personality: Neither this nor that. A bit of this and that.

Food Match: Navy beans in a rich tomato sauce.

Cellarbility: Will not improve in the cellar. Drink by end of 2025.

Price: $21 CDN.

RKS 2025 Wine Rating: 87/100. Luis Gutiérrez 92/100.

(Ji Ji Gen Fuerza Tranquila Malbec Pinot Noir, Finca Don Emilio Tupungato, Argentina, 750 mL, 13.1%).

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