The theme of the wine club this month was Malbec. We tasted 8 malbec wines and one mystery wine.
This time around we were in the restaurant section, which worked much better. We had a bunch of small tables instead of 3 very long ones, so the chat was better. The staff were great again, with more water and nibbles and so on in plentifull supply. I think the crowd really loved it, there was much more chat and discussion than usual. Hopefully we’ll be in there in future.
We started with 3 Argentinian Malbecs, and then had 5 from France.
I asked around at our table, and 6 of the 8 of us preferred the French ones. I preferred the Argentinian 
My pick of the night was the Alessandro Speri Prodigio Malbec 2005.. It’s a lovely smooth wine with great balance.
As always I’ve scanned my notes from the evening, good luck with reading them
Blackrock Castle Wine Club Tasting note 1 of 2
Blackrock Castle Wine Club Tasting note 1 of 2
Next month is Italian wines! Do come along.
Lovely, what a lovely short blogpost – I also love the posting of your notes. Cork is such a great place for winelovers eh. Blackrock Castle Observatory cafe is a place I’ve admired whenever I’ve been there. It’s a place I want to go back to – one of the best places I know in Cork city.
But what about connecting the stars with the vines? Isn’t that a fine combination. The mysteries of the universe! All you people sharing the intangible joy of wine in a place inspired & engaged with the stars…
Forgive me waxing like this. I’m sorry I wasn’t there. I’m jealous of the time you had. Grateful to you for sharing it.
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