Announcing a new release of Malbec from La Sirena! We’re excited to bring back this delicious and popular wine. I have made Malbec for various clients from time to time over my career, but it has always been as blending wine for Cabernet-based blends. Starting in 2013, I had the opportunity to buy a small amount of beautiful Malbec grapes from a nearby vineyard, and the result was so delicious I just had to bottle it on its own. The grapes came from our neighbors’ vineyard, just over the Calistoga border in Knights Valley, which produces an excellent and unique expression of Malbec.

The 2019 Malbec from La Sirena is a deep ruby color, with an enticing pure nose of dark fruit aromas (blueberry, blackberry, currant), accented with notes of spice, dark chocolate, and an earthy note reminiscent of bark. Across the palate it is velvety and extremely well balanced. Great acid in the mid palate keeps it bright and lifted while still being quite rich and dense. A sultry, inky wine that isn’t quite ‘brooding’ – pensive, perhaps? Medium tannin provides texture and body, and the lingering finish will leave you wanting more of this delicious and unique Malbec. Last tasted January 10, 2023 by Remi Barrett.

Why “La Sirena”? The name means “the Mermaid” in Spanish and Italian. I chose it because I’m a lifelong ocean lover, longtime scuba diver, and wanted a winery name that was fun & magical (like wine) and also personal to me. The first vintage of La Sirena was 1994, with the first Cabernet Sauvignon made in 1996.