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Rated 94 - Creamy lemon, star fruit, green apple and some nougat. This is fresh and bright on the palate, showing a...
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Rated 91 - A very juicy cabernet sauvignon with some nice herbs to the currants. Crunchy on the palate with a hint of...
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Rated 97 - It's fair to say that no other country delivered value in this year's DWWA to match that sent over to us...
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Rated 93 - High-toned aromas of currants and blackberries with dried chili and some clove. Pure fruit. Medium-to...
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750ml
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Rated 89 - Bright red-ruby. Slightly porty aromas of blackberry, cassis, menthol licorice and pungent peppery herbs....
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Rated 93 - A malbec that shows lots of black fruit, white pepper and other spices on the nose and palate. Medium...
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Rated 95 - The 2012 White Bones Chardonnay is also sourced from selected rows in the Adrianna vineyard in...
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Rated 96 - Aromas of stone, chalk and cooked apple follow through to a full body, with so much sea salt, dried apple...
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Rated 97 - Extraordinary quality that rivals many grand cru Chablis. This is an intense, focused Chardonnay sourced...
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Rated 98 - A dense and bright chardonnay that shows incredible depth and freshness with dried pineapple, licorice,...
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Rated 99 - This is really incredible now. Cooked apples, mustard flowers, minerals and hints of stone. Full-bodied...
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Rated 100 - #3 Top 100, 2020. This is really exuberant at this stage with fantastic aromas of honeysuckle, salt,...
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Rated 99 - Honeysuckle, ripe pear and some dried apple. So perfumed. Full-bodied with incredible intensity and...
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Rated 99 - #2 TOP 100 WINES OF ARGENTINA, 2022. Fascinating nose of white lavender, lemon, pineapple, green apple,...
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750ml - Case of 6
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Argentina Cuyo Mendoza 750ml Tupungato

As the world's fifth largest producer of wine, after France, Italy, Spain and the United States, Argentina has plenty to offer the international wine market in regards to both quantity and quality. Despite this being the case for several decades now, it has only been since the end of the twentieth century that the Argentinian wine industry has really begun to up their game when it comes to the methods and techniques required to produce world class wines, which are both representative of their country and region of origin, and which stand alone as complex, interesting and delicious wines to drink. As Argentina became a serious contender in the international wine market, wineries previously concerned primarily with high volumes began to change their priorities, and formerly struggling small bodegas and independent wineries began to find success. Nowadays, well crafted wines from smaller vineyards in Argentina are being lauded as some of the finest in the world, and the country is starting to reap the benefits of its heritage, which include some very old vines, and up to four centuries of experience in wine production.

Undoubtedly the most important viticultural region of the country of Argentina is Cuyo, the arid and red-soiled area within central-west Argentina which produces over eighty percent of the nation's wine each year. Cuyo represents the finest aspects of Argentinian wine making, with wineries in the region celebrating their traditions which stretch back to the sacramental wines first introduced to the country by Spanish settlers hundreds of years ago. As with much of Argentina, Cuyo is most famous for the production of Malbec wines, with Malbec grapes thriving prodigiously in the hot climate of the region, reaching full ripeness in ways they rarely could in their native France, and producing wines of exceptional flavor and quality. The Desaguadero River is the key water source in this otherwise dry and dusty region, and successful irrigation projects have helped bring water to even the driest vineyards within Cuyo.

When it comes to Argentinian wines, one region stands head and shoulders above the rest. The high altitude wine region of Mendoza has been producing high quality wines for some time now, and has established itself as one of the premier homes of New World viticulture, thanks to its combination of bold, Latin American approaches to winemaking coupled with a European flair for excellence and finesse.

Today, the Mendoza accounts for almost two-thirds of the Argentinian wine output, making it a dominating force in the country’s industry, and wines from Mendoza are exported all over the world. Its success comes from several factors - not least for the fact that it is one of the oldest and most well established New World wine regions, having been planted in the mid 19th century and allowed to develop from heritage vines of the finest European specimens. The altitude is certainly a key factor when it comes to Mendoza. The average elevation of vineyards in this region is 1000 metres above sea level, a factor which creates almost unparalleled consistency in climatic conditions, allowing the vintners to regulate their growing and harvesting for optimum effect.

Mendoza is primarily a Malbec producer, although Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Chardonnay varietal grapes are also grown here to great effect. The Malbec grapes of Argentina tend to have a higher level of expression and flavor than those in its native France, because Mendoza Malbec grows in smaller bunches, with smaller, more intensely charactered berries.