Malbec is rarely seen as a varietal wine in Australia but here at Bleasdale and in Langhorne Creek it stands on its own two feet and performs well enough to earn its stripes. Bleasdale’s founder Frank Potts, bequeathed the majority of his business to his sixth son, Frank Potts II. Frank Potts II played an important role in Bleasdale’s history, being responsible for building its famed red gum press. The Second Innings Malbec label depicts Frank Potts II taking part in a family game of cricket on the Bleasdale property.
Malbec is rarely seen as a varietal wine in Australia but here at Bleasdale and in Langhorne Creek it stands on its own two feet and performs well enough to earn its stripes. This wine shows vibrant primary fruit flavours of plums, red berries and pepper spice. A plush, juicy red with velvety smooth tannins.
Kings of Prohibition Malbec is a medium ruby in colour with garnet hues. Aromas start with intense coffee bean & mocha oak with hints of dried rosemary, lavender and touched of dried cherry. A rich, round and soft palate with spice carrying through fruit flavours of ripe raspberry jam, plum sauce and pomegranate molasses. Finishes round, voluptuous and soft with lingering oak derived characters of burnt caramel, charred oak and cinnamon roll.
Rich, generous and approachable, the McGuigan Black Label range is your contemporary guide to Australia’s most popular wine varieties. Whether it be a refreshing Sauvignon Blanc, a full-bodied Chardonnay or Australia’s #1 selling bottled red wine, McGuigan Black Label Red, every bottle of McGuigan Black Label is packed full of varietal flavour, proving that you need not be a connoisseur to enjoy the wine of your choice for any occasion.