Review: 2020 Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec

While it has been less than a year since we reviewed a Malbec from Argentina’s Trivento, it has been well over a decade since we last enjoyed the winery’s midpoint offering. Golden Reserve is aged 12 months, with 85% in French oak barrels and 15% aged in French oak foudres (1200 gallon barrels), and then stored in bottles for an additional 12 months. The grapes (100% Malbec) were harvested from four different vineyards around the Luján de Cuyo region of Argentina.

Ripe and complex, it’s a Malbec offering plenty of juicy dark cherry throughout accompanied by notes of cola and milk chocolate on the initial pass. With some time in the glass, the balance slides in the direction of the red fruit, offering a one-two punch of ripe raspberry and faint strawberry. On the palate, there’s an enjoyable sequence of raspberry, black pepper, and oak before the arrival of herbaceous notes mingling with the ever-present dark cherry to round things off. Moderate acidity and firm tannins carry the red fruit forward to deliver a clean, mildly short finish. This is most certainly ready to drink now and can work as a standalone but a rich, hearty pairing of food allows this to show off its versatility.

A- / $20 / trivento.com

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