Wines under $10 take it easy on your wallet

Rising gas prices and other market reactions are playing havoc with household budgets - and the money we spend on a good bottle of wine. This week, let's look at wine bargains that will be sympathetic to your wallet and pleasing to your palate.

Gascon 2006 Malbec

I love Argentina Malbecs - and this example from the high-altitude wine country of Mendoza is classic in style and a real steal at $9.99 (Johnnie Ganem Package Shop). Made from 100 percent Malbec grown in a 50-year-old vineyard, the wine is aged in 30 percent new French oak barrels and 70 percent 2-3 year-old French oak barrels. Don't be afraid of this wine being too tannic - blending results in a well-rounded wine with nice textures.

Gascon Malbec has a concentrated nose of ripe black cherry fruit with notes of vanilla and chocolate.


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