JIGAR
MALBEC 2018
SONOMA COUNTY
Jigar and Stephanie Patel are the proud owners of Jigar Wines and seek to secure the best fruit possible from Jigar’s extensive and amicable grower relations along California’s North Coast. Jigar wines are small in production, terroir-driven, and varietally expressive, showcasing the potential of each vineyard brought forth by passionate farmers.
The fruit for their 2018 Malbec comes from the Sonoma Valley AVA, where a long, cool growing season created one of Sonoma’s best vintages in the last decade. The harvest took place two to three weeks later than usual, giving fruit with an intricate structure and intense concentration without being overripe. This tiny production of Malbec is pure, fruit-forward, and delightfully approachable.
JIGAR
MALBEC 2018
SONOMA COUNTY
Retails at: $30
“The Jigar 2018 Malbec opens with pure, fresh notes of bergamot, lilac, raspberry, blueberry, cinnamon, and black tea leaves. On the palate, the wine has a silky texture and flavors of ripe fruits, plum, blackberry, and berry bramble with a hint of carob. The wine has a playful light to medium body, clean aromatics, concentrated flavors, and a long finish.”
93 Points