Hey malbec lovers! We are excited about our latest arrival to The Wine Studio - 2009 Bodega Foster "Ique Malbec" from Lujan de Cuyo, a subregion of Mendoza that is regarded as the birthplace of the movement that catapulted Argentine malbec to the international stage.
The people of Bodega Foster farm 50 acres of grapes from ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines, many of which were planted in the early 20th century! Irrigation is by canals that were built by the Huarpe Indians a thousand years ago to divert melting snow from the Andes!
They're also big on "gravity flow" winemaking techniques, which eliminates the need to pump the wine from each stage of the wine making process to the next. To Bodega Foster that equals superior quality malbec and I'd say the proof is in the bottle!
They made under 7,000 cases of the 2009 Ique Malbec. It sees no oak, and is intended to drink upon release. The wine has some fun aromatics of violets and dark fruit, is fairly full-bodied, with soft, lush tannins. Can you say BBQ wine? ;) A real value at $12!
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