The 2006 Bodega Luigi Bosca Gala 1 from Mendoza, Argentina is a blend of 85% Malbec, 10% Petite Verdot and 5% Tannant that needs to be in your collection if wowing your dinner guests is your objective. Big, smooth, powerful and stylish, this is a wonderful blend that gives and gives then gives some more.

The fruit aromas are dark combining vanilla and blackberry. On the palate the wine blankets your taste receptors with the type of pleasure that allows you to take your mind away from almost anything going on around you. That distraction lasts a while as the finish is just as good as any of the other characteristics this fine wine displays. ~Marc Hinton

Rating: 93 | $45 | 14% ABV