2008 Goulart Clasico Malbec ... Mendoza, Argentina ... $9.99
Searching for the pick of the month can often be a painstaking process. The criteria for this honor is simply that it has to be a wine that is readily available and an excellent quality to price ratio (QPR) bottle. There are a lot of great wines out there, but sad to say many of them are over-priced and most of us just cannot afford to spring for a bottle unless it is a special occasion. Of course, there are expensive wines that fit the QPR status which I leave out on purpose just because I know that most of my readers want to see the real values that are available on the market. This being said, I try to search for wines that fall in the under twenty-five dollar category with most of my picks being under fifteen bucks. This past month I tasted quite a few good to great wines but none of them surpassed the excellent Goulart Clasico Malbec 2008. I have already posted tasting notes on this wine which many of you have already read. I will simply reiterate that this bottle of wine is outstanding. Vibrant dark fruit notes, excellent finish and nearly perfectly balance. I know it may be desirable for some if my pick were a wine that would match up well with a turkey dinner and for this I will write an article solely devoted to wines to match up with Thanksgiving fare. As for any wine that falls into the QPR status of the Goulart I have been unable to find any better. This is not to say I will not find one in the future, which I am sure I will. You gotta love the wine world for that! So if you are looking for a great wine to drink everyday... to impress your friends... for a power outage during a wind storm... to celebrate your football team's victory... to store away in your cellar for a couple of years, the Goulart Clasico Malbec 2008 for only ten bucks is the wine for you! 92 points
