Les Griffons de Pichon Baron - 2016 (750ml) Jeff Barnett 15% Malbec Intense deep color

15% Malbec Intense deep color with purple highlights

Yet I believe it possesses enough sweet fruit and extract to stand up to the tannin

baked or in a buttery or creamy sauce)

pepped up with clove and cinnamon

Shows plenty of grip

Les Griffons de Pichon Baron - 2016 (750ml) Jeff Barnett 15% Malbec Intense deep color91 points Wine Spectator This is fleshy and caressing in feel, letting warm plum sauce and cassis notes roll along, lined with pretty violet and anise accents. There's a light tug of earth through the gently toasty finish, but this is pretty much all fruit and is ready to go. Drink now through 2030. 7,667 cases made.