Malbec Tasting Evening at Qba
Words past times Kirsten Durward
Photos past times (Monica Tindall)
We are a footling belated inward the celebration, but Apr 17 is designated equally basis Malbec day. And who is going to plough downward an chance to sense of savor approximately of this Argentinian flagship cherry-red vino variety? Certainly non us!
World Malbec hateful solar daytime commemorates the appointment inward 1853 when president Domingo Faustino Sarmiento of Argentina tasked Michel Aimé Pouget, a French reason expert, to select over novel vines to boost the developing vino industry. While the Malbec grapes flourished amongst adaptation to Argentinian climate as well as reason conditions, a Phyloxia plague engulfed the Rhone portion of France, decimating the varietal inward that area. From this fourth dimension Argentinian Malbec has been considered superior to it’s province of origin, Today Argentine Republic is the primary producer of Malbec inward the world.
Argentinian Malbec |
A fabulous vino to accompany carne asada straight from a parrilla inward the Argentinian style, the multifariousness has an intense, dark cherry cherry-red colour, which tin flaming expect around black. H5N1 dense as well as slightly sugariness wine, the overtones are spicy as well as total of mineral notes. It’s also dandy to sip on a mellow eve amongst friends, such equally nosotros enjoyed inward Qba tonight. We are hither at the form invitation of the Argentinian Ambassador, the delightful Maria Isabel Rendon, as well as the eve is total of sense of savor as well as entertainment, Argentinian style. H5N1 talented couplet showing of an Argentine Tango, spell music romps inward the eve air, the doors flung opened upward to the patio as well as treats sizzle on the outdoor grill.
There were several wines for the sampling, spanning the hit of flavours that the Malbec varietal has to offer. Some favourites, similar the Trapiche had already disappeared amongst those inward the know. However nosotros were able to get got a sip or ii of iii wines that were sure enough worth a taste.
A Few of the Wines for Tasting |
Finca La Linda 2012 is a medium bodied wine, quite peppery on the forepart of the oral fissure on showtime tasting as well as hence softens to a mellow dark chocolate spice on the dorsum of the throat.
La Linda |
Finca Flichman Gestos 2013 is lighter inward texture, amongst shades of morello cherry, smoothly rolling over the tongue.
More Malbec? Yes Please! |
Santa Julia 2013, slightly fuller inward body, hits the dorsum of the pharynx amongst resonance, clearing the palate amongst polish mellow tones. We sense of savor the feature peppery spices of the varietal, rounded out amongst dark fruit flavours.
Santa Julia |
It has been a delightful evening, as well as really, where amend to get got spent a couplet of hours sipping on iconic vino as well as chatting to beau aficionados than the charmingly traditional environment of Qba at the Westin? Visit Qba to attempt a drinking glass of Malbec or other South American vino from their extensive listing of boutique wines. Yum Listers also know that their rum collection is fairly impressive too. KLer’s may holler upward from 10 years agone when Qba was the happening Latin ‘place to be.’ Well lookout this infinite for Alfredo is dorsum amongst the reigns as well as if the yumilicous snacks nosotros tasted this evening are anything to become past times as well as hence the novel carte du jour could endure something worth a try: duck empanadas, chorizo amongst cheese, spicy ceviche, quesadillas, as well as slivers from the barbecue.
Some Latino Finger Food to Accompany the Wine |
Snacks from Qba |
Qba, Latin Grill & Bar
The Westin Hotel Kuala Lumpur
199 Jalan Bukit Bintang
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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