The palate has bright acidity and a hint of tannin. Red cherry is the big flavor here, and it's nice but a little one-dimensional (just like Meg Ryan). With a little more time, though, some of the oak and spice come through, adding some of complexity.

The bottom line is that this isn't the greatest wine you'll ever have, but it may be the best $3 wine you've had (no joke!). And, with all the money you save buying it, you'll be laughing all the way to the bank.

Cheers,
TSW

* - Unemployment Wine is a WoW designation given to bottles that cost $5 or less, yet taste like you spent a good deal more (or at least a bit more). These aren't Chimp Wines, but they'll keep you in palatable vino until the economy recovers.

WoW
…really excited about wine

Most wines this cheap are a joke -- a bad, unfunny joke. While I'm sure there's a bad, unfunny "put your money where your boca is" joke here somewhere, this malbec is no laughing matter.

Fair warning, though: when first opened, it showed tart cherries in a bad way, and I figured this was just one more entry in that bad joke book.

However, with 30 minutes in the glass this red made a real turnaround from ha-ha to oh my god!

The nose is full of black cherries and smoked bacon. If you'd never serve those things together, you oughta try them mixed in the same glass (providing the glass is filled with wine, rather than a chunky concoction straight from the blender).