”A 75/25% blend, hand-picked and sorted, 65% crushed and destemmed, 30% whole berry, 5% whole bunches, open-fermented, 10-14 days on skins, matured in used French oak. Malbec functions as shiraz does in conjunction with cabernet, in each case filling the mid-palate and softening the cabernet tannins if needs be. This is a luscious wine, but doesn't have the drive of its '17 siblings.”