Critic Review: James Suckling gave it a review of 90 points with tastes of black plum fruit, violets, and fresh mushrooms (https://www.palmbay.com/wines/portillo-wines/malbec-2/)
Wine Folly: Page 125 says the Malbec grape has notes of chocolate, raspberry, and red plum. The body is high in the wine wheel with alcohol and tannins in the middle level.
My Review: The wine smelled really good. It combined the smell of pomegranate and strawberry, giving off a sweet sense. The viscosity was really thick, similar to that of chocolate milk. Although tannins being in the middle of the wine wheel on Wine Folly, I'll say that tannins on Portillo hit the back of the throat pretty hard and lingered for a bit. I had the wine with a steak & cheese sub at a restaurant in San Antonio. The wine and steak & cheese did not play out very well, but I definitely enjoyed the wine on its own!
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