Tikal Natural Malbec - Syrah is a modestly oaked, blend red wine with dark fruit flavors made in a low intervention style intended to be drunk over the medium term. The wine is based upon Malbec (60%) and Syrah (40%), grown in the high altitude Vista Flores sub-region of Mendoza's Uco Valley. The grapes are all grown in certified biodynamic vineyards. The wine is fermneted in concrete tanks before maturing in 10% new oak, of which 20% was American and 80% was French to add a sublte complexity. The reults is an elegant and aromatic style of red that would interest drinkers of Northern Rhone reds looking to branch out.