Shed 530 Estate, Reserve Merlot Malbec Cabernet 2020
Shed 530 Estate, Reserve Merlot Malbec Cabernet 2020 is a dry, full-bodied red from Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon (Hawke's Bay, New Zealand), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity moderate; oak influence is some. Good with roast chicken, roast pork, bolognese, steak.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasotismo, Somontano 2022 Paso-Primero · Somontano | £24.50 | |||
| Château Saint-Robert 'Poncet Deville' , Graves 2019 | £23.50 | |||
| Michel Rolland Mariflor Merlot 2020 Michel Rolland Mariflor · Mendoza | £22.91 | |||
| L'Ecole No. 41 Columbia Valley Merlot 2022 L'Ecole No. 41 · Washington | £26.75 |
Shed 530 Estate's Reserve blend puts Merlot in the lead, with Malbec adding ink and flesh and Cabernet bringing the structural backbone. The 2020 vintage delivers what you'd hope for from this combination: dark fruit — plum, blackberry, a suggestion of dark chocolate — with enough tannin to give it shape without austerity. It's a generously proportioned red, built for the table rather than the cellar. We'd open this with something off the grill and not think twice about it.