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Perfectly Aged Gran Reserva Malbec From gnarled 90-year-old vines in Mendoza’s Luján de Cuyo comes the mouthwatering 2010 Bodega Viamonte Montevia Malbec Gran Reserva — aged perfectly to drink right now. Deep, dark, and richly concentrated, this release pulled down 90 points from Wine Spectator, who described it as follows: “Suave, with flavors of cedar,…
Biting the Bullet in Luján de Cuyo As the economy continues to crumble in Argentina, even Mendoza’s top estates are obliged to face the music. By all reliable accounts, inflation rates have topped 2.5% per MONTH this year. Banks have stopped lending, tightening the noose around the necks of cash-strapped wineries. At the same time,…
93-point Fabre Montmayou Malbec Reserva: Backtracking on Redux … 1,500 bottles Years ago, realizing that we’d been disappointing members with offers that they could buy once but never again, we devised a program called REDUX to give buyers a second chance. The rules were simple enough. During negotiations with wineries, we asked suppliers to hold…
“Don’t sweat it, Howard. We’ve got you covered!” When Hervé Fabre first arrived in Mendoza in the late 1980s, he couldn’t figure it out. Money was beginning to pour into the vineyards of Argentina — lots of European money — and most was ticketed for new Malbec plantings at lower elevation. Replete with land-rippers and…
Like Father, Like Son in Masterful Mendoza Malbec Ask any winemaker in Argentina who they most admire — who they are envious of — and who they know is the new guard of premium Argentina wine, and you will hear the same name over and over: Matías Riccitelli. Tim Atkin MW named Matias his Young…
Leggo My Eggo Has the Argentinian economy finally turned the corner? Forgive us if we’re somewhat wary of reports originating with national statistics we’ve watched getting massaged again and again. But still, enough U.S. analysts seem to agree that Argentina’s getting some color in the cheeks again, staggering out of recession in the third quarter…
A Slice of Pomerol on Vista Flores “6,944.” That was the email response from the production team after we requested some numbers on Antucura buyers since 2007. Now we’ve witnessed owner Anne-Caroline Biancheri, under the careful eyes of her super-enologist neighbor Michel Rolland, dazzle WineAccess members for nearly 10 years with an array of high-elevation…
Malbec From the Source: Cahors Cahors is where the story of Malbec begins, and the 2015 Château Nozières is a classic expression—what the locals drink on Sundays next to a baguette and a velvety slab of foie gras. Of course, at $14.99 with a 92-point score from the Decanter World Wine Awards, there’s cause to…
Luján de CuyoTour de Force from Hervé Fabre The previous 2014 vintage of this wine earned the highest-ever average member score for a wine under $15 from more than 1,000 happy buyers, selling out in a flash. This new vintage, described by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate as “Very good value,” the 2015 Fabre Montmayou Malbec…
Rare Gem from a 120 Year-Old Family Estate Thanks to our Chief Wine Officer, Master of Wine Matt Deller’s relationship with Argentina’s venerable Pescarmona family, we’ve secured a coveted 200-bottle allocation of this rare and prestigious Malbec. Hot off the press from earning 94 points in Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate who said “This is simply…
The Best $12 Malbec We’ve Ever Tasted During our annual Christmas visit with the family to see the Nutcracker at the Met in NYC, we found ourselves paying more attention to a incredibly delicious Malbec poured by the glass than even the Sugar Plum Fairy doing pirouettes. The Valle Las Acequias Malbec has long been…
Ask an Argentinian wine collector what he thinks of a Robert Parker score for any given Malbec, and you might be met with a blank stare. Ask the same collector if he or she knows the Deschorchados score—the veritable Wine Advocate of Argentina—and eyes will light up. This 2015 Mauricio Lorca Poetico Malbec earned 95…
“Full-Bodied, Dense, and Chewy” — Tim Atkin, MW Master of Wine Tim Atkin, one of the world’s foremost experts on South American wines, called the 2015 Mendel Malbec “full-bodied, dense, and chewy,” and rated it 93 points. This lush, juicy, fruit-driven red was crafted by legendary winemaker Roberto de la Mota, and Robert Parker’s Wine…
With the saw-toothed Andes standing dramatically behind us and the sun setting quickly on a warm day, it was crystal clear what had convinced Italian immigrant Pascual Toso to put down roots in Mendoza more than a century ago—and what still makes it ground zero for intense, crowd-pleasing reds like the James Suckling 92-point 2015…
Today’s 2015 is another world-class knockout Malbec grown by the godfather of Argentinian wine. It earned 93 points from Tim Atkin, who hailed it as “a nuanced, skillfully oaked Malbec with precision, focus and impressive palate length.” The story of this wine, and how it could land at your doorstep is the type of tale…
Argentina’s Pioneering Winemaker Vintage in and vintage out, Susana Balbo always brings the goods. This time, it’s her 2015 Signature Malbec, boasting an under-$20 price tag and 92 points to boot. The pioneering Argentine winemaker, whose resume includes formative stints at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Michel Torino, and Catena Zapata, crashed the gates for female…
We think it’s safe to call Sebastián Zuccardi a true wine revolutionary. His wines thrust Mendoza’s high-altitude Uco Valley into the spotlight again and again. The latest evidence is this 95-point 2015 Aluvional bottling from Uco’s chilly Altamira district, a richly fruited, violet-scented stunner that packs the complexity we expect in Bordeaux but don’t often…
The Michelini brothers like it at the top. From their perch, some 4,500 feet up the Andes mountains they figured out how to marry sun-kissed southern hemisphere fruit and lushness, with the fresh acid-cut of classic European reds. James Suckling hailed the complexity of a “very blueberry-themed nose that also features violets and lots of…
The 2017 Altocedro Reserva Old Vine bottling is the authoritative, mic-drop statement of how good high-altitude, old-vine Uco Valley Malbec can be, from a cultish producer that Vinous has called “obsessive about quality.” Take this bottle home and you’ll get a master class on Argentine terroir in a glass, and enjoy a cuvée that’s previously…
Altitude Meets Attitude: Malbec from the Top of the World Our lungs burned. Our legs shook and strained. We trekked to the top of the world, we risked life and limb, and have come down from the mountain with your ultimate summertime red, the 2017 Bodega Atamsique Catalpa Malbec. Today, for under $20, you can…
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