M&S "Sabroso" Malbec (2025)
Curated for Marks & Spencer / Mendoza, Argentina
Deep, dark violet-purple in the glass. The nose is forward, fruity, and inviting, offering punchy aromas of ripe blackberries, dark plums, crushed blueberry, and a subtle touch of cocoa and violet floral note. Medium-to-full-bodied on the palate, with plush fruit richness, soft tannins, low acidity, and a smooth, savory finish.
⭐⭐ (Sits at an easy-drinking 13% ABV. It leans into ripe dark fruit without excessive oak heavy-handedness, making it surprisingly smooth on the head as long as you keep it to reasonable midweek bounds).
Smash burgers, classic steak and chips, beef stroganoff, pub-style lamb chops, or a rich mushroom ragù.
When you're in a country without vineyards, you're at the mercy of the local Marks and Spencer—and M&S isn't messing around with subtlety here. They literally put the food instructions on the front label! Argentine Malbec has completely conquered the UK supermarket red section, and this bottle delivers exactly what people buy it for: big, dark, plush plum-and-blackberry fruit with zero tannic grip or mouth-drying bitterness. It's smooth, comforting, and precisely what you want in hand when you're searing up burgers on a rainy evening in the UK.