Argentine Red Wines

Malbec. Lots of Malbec…offering gorgeous brambly fruit, whether fresh and unoaked or dense and given barrel-ageing in new barrels.

Malbec’s original home is in south-west France, and specifically in the appellation of Cahors. There (known as Cot) it makes a strongly flavoured wine which is, all too often, tannic, rustic and needs several years ageing to show its best. Introduced to Argentina in the last third of the 19th century, Malbec, like Carmenère in Chile, delivers much better wine when transplanted than in its homeland.

Malbec gives a forward, perfumed wine with delicious brambly fruit, and with real stuffing, character and ageing potential too. It blends well too: the addition of a little Cabernet Sauvignon, for example, lends more structure for keeping; and Syrah can give spice and blackcurrant notes. The great advantage Argentina has over new world rivals like Chile and South Africa is a high proportion of old vine plantings.

The second most important red grape in the country is Bonarda. We now know that Bonarda is genetically the same as an obscure Savoie variety called Douce Noire (and no relation at all to Bonarda Piemontese). Just as with Malbec, this grape has proved far more successful in Argentina than in its much cooler home. From old vines in can make a bittersweet, black-fruited, rather Italianate wine.

Argentina is a hot and dry country. As a result altitude is very important in preserving finesse in their wines: most vineyards around Mendoza, the premier wine region, for example are at 800-1300 metres. New volume plantings - of both Malbec and Syrah / Shiraz - on lower sites often do not give great results.

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Finca Deneza Malbec, Mendoza, 2021

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Finca Deneza Malbec, Mendoza, 2021

From vines averaging 25 year old vines in Maipú. Red and black-berried fruit, peck of spice,...

Style

Light > Full

OriginArgentina

RegionMendoza

ColourRed

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodeDEN121

GrapeMalbec

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Carinae, Malbec, Odile, Mendoza, 2021

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Carinae, Malbec, Odile, Mendoza, 2021

Under a new, somewhat revolutionary label. From 90 year old vines at Cruz de Piedra, Maipú,...

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Light > Full

OriginArgentina

RegionMendoza

ColourRed

ABV14.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeCAE121

GrapeMalbec

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Carinae, Tannat, Harmonie, Mendoza, 2020

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Carinae, Tannat, Harmonie, Mendoza, 2020

From vines at 1100m. of altitude in the Uco Valley, given a few months in a mix of French and...

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Light > Full

OriginArgentina

RegionMendoza

ColourRed

ABV14.3%

Bottle75cl

CodeCAE320

GrapeTannat

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Carinae, Malbec, Harmonie, Mendoza, 2018

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Carinae, Malbec, Harmonie, Mendoza, 2018

From the ancient vines around the Carinae cellar winery in Maipú, given a year in French oak....

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Light > Full

OriginArgentina

RegionMendoza

ColourRed

ABV14%

Bottle75cl

CodeCAE218

GrapeMalbec

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Carinae, Malbec, Hommage, Mendoza, 2014

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Carinae, Malbec, Hommage, Mendoza, 2014

Amazing old-vine Malbec from 93 year old vines in a high altitude vineyard at Calle Cobos,...

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Light > Full

OriginArgentina

RegionMendoza

ColourRed

ABV15%

Bottle75cl

CodeCAE414

GrapeMalbec

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Carinae, Kanobos, Mendoza, 2014

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Carinae, Kanobos, Mendoza, 2014

New name and snazzy new label, was known as Prestige. About 60% Malbec, 30% Cabernet...

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Light > Full

OriginArgentina

RegionMendoza

ColourRed

ABV15%

Bottle75cl

CodeCAE514

GrapeMalbec, Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah

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Finca Vista Malbec, Mendoza, 2021

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Finca Vista Malbec, Mendoza, 2021

Mendoza Malbec at a very fair price; uncomplicated and fruity with sweet oak notes. Now-2024

Style

Light > Full

OriginArgentina

RegionMendoza

ColourRed

ABV13.5%

Bottle75cl

CodeFIN121

GrapeMalbec

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