Malbec Based Red Wine: Piattelli Trinita Grand Reserve

Piattelli Trinita Grand Reserve is a delicious wine with moderate tannins that I think of as a “baby Bordeaux.” There’s lots of black fruit and cherry flavors, along with some coffee notes and hints of spice and smoke.

Ted Scheffler

July 30, 2020

Malbec-Based Red Wine: Piattelli Trinita Grand Reserve

Last week I asked my wife to pick up a bottle of wine with Malbec in it to pair with duck confit pasta, which I was making for dinner – see the recipe in the Scheff’s Table column of Utah Bites. Malbec is usually a good partner for duck confit.

Well with no other guidance from me, Faith came home with an excellent choice: Piattelli Trinita Grand Reserve ($22.99). Not surprisingly, this Malbec-based red wine is produced in Argentina’s Mendoza region. It’s made with Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes grown on 30- to 70-year-old vines in the Lujan de Cuyo (DOC) & Uco Valley. Trinita (trinity) refers to the three-grape blend.

This is a delicious wine with moderate tannins that I think of as a “baby Bordeaux.” There’s lots of black fruit and cherry flavors, along with some coffee notes and hints of spice and smoke. Piattelli Trinita Grand Reserve tastes awfully good right now but will improve with age over the next 5-7 years, I believe. Try it the next time you enjoy duck confit.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.