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Budget Wine of the Week: Bodega Norton Malbec Mendoza, 2009

Author: Amy Category: Reviews

Monday
Jul 19, 2010

nortonPrice: $6-$8

Sweet to Dry Scale: 7*

This week’s wine was overall not bad. My husband described it as very light bodied, so there wasn’t a whole lot of bite to it. Also, it was really not great on the first day it was open. After a day or two of mellowing out, however, it turned out to be much better. If you happen to have a decanter, that would obviously speed that process up! It was sweet without making anyone gag, and it had enough dryness to balance it out. All in all, a decent Malbec for the price, and if you like Malbecs, you will probably like this one. But seriously..wait a while after you open it before you try it!

Bang for your Buck: Not bad. For under $10, this really isn’t terrible!

*The Sweet to Dry Scale tells you just how dry the wine is, based on a number that my husband and I agree on. The higher the number, the dryer the wine. (0=sweet, 10=dry) My husband likes wines that are a 9 or 10. I like wines that are a 5 or 6.

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Comments

Holly Logan

July 19th, 2010 at 3:37 pm

Here in Canada, the sweetnes scale is the opposite; 0 is the dryest, 10 the sweetest. It’s based on grams of sugar per litre.

The Budget Mommy

July 21st, 2010 at 8:38 am

It’s my own personal scale, simply for giving a good idea of the dryness.

Sonja

July 26th, 2010 at 6:13 pm

You really need to decant a malbec…to get the fullest flavor.


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