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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $18.44
A hint of oyster sauce, dark mineral, asphalt and dark spices to the blackberries and dark cherries. Medium- to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.92
12 bottles: $15.60
A fragrant nose full of vivid strawberries and sweet cherries. Tight and lightly chewy on the palate with plenty of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.90 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
This shows aromas of ripe blackberries and blueberries, vanilla, licorice, dark chocolate and sweet tobacco. Hints of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.52 $22.80
12 bottles: $16.15
A pretty profound nose with hints of mineral, wild herbs, violets and asphalt on top of the currants and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $20.50
12 bottles: $20.09
Chocolate, cassis, plums, walnuts and grilled herbs on the nose. Firm and chewy tannins, with a full body and dense,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.94
This is really classy with deep blackberry, violet and blueberry aromas and flavors. It’s full-bodied and super...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.44 $21.60
12 bottles: $17.10
A firm, silky red with berry, chocolate and light walnut aromas and flavors. Medium body. Medium chewy tannins and a...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $34.95 $36.79
A fresh and exciting sparkling with aromas of dried flowers, wild strawberries, grapefruit, sea shells and herb...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.90 $28.79
Ethereal with mossy forest berries. Some damp earth and wet leaves, too. Really juicy and expressive on the palate,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $39.89
This has aromas of strawberries, raspberries, crushed stones, vanilla pods, dried flowers, spice box and sweet...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $262.94
3 bottles: $257.68
Medium red. Alluring Pinot perfume of raspberry and rose petal. Distinctly tighter on the palate than the 2017, with...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $21.95 $23.99
The 2021 Chardonnay was phenomenal, way above the expectations for the price point. It was produced with pristine...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $98.89
The 2019 Blend Gran Enemigo Gualtallary combines 40% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $49.94 $75.94
Pretty, perfumed nose of white lavender, honeysuckle, peaches, orange blossom, white pears, lemon pith and blanched...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.90
12 bottles: $19.50
The 2020 Malbec shows a little more generous, reflecting a warmer and dry year, with black fruit, spices and herbs, a...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $18.93 $20.80
12 bottles: $18.62
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Red
750ml - Case of 4
Bottle: $88.50
From Paraie Altamira, Gualtallary and Vista Flores, the 2018 Malbec Bressano was aged for 18 months in French...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.69 $27.59
The 2020 Cabernet Franc Poligonos Del Valle De Uco San Pablo was aged for 10 months in French oak. Bright purple in...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $86.35
6 bottles: $84.62
There's more fruit in the 2018 Aluvional Los Chacayes than in the 2017, as if the cooler year delivered more red...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $81.95
6 bottles: $80.31
I loved the 2018 Aluvional Paraje Altamira at first sight. There's a bit more of everything, more aromatic...
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Argentina Cuyo Mendoza 750ml Uco Valley

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.