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750ml
Bottle:
$24.00
12 bottles:
$23.52
• 100% Sauvignon Blanc.
• Kondor Vineyard (planted in 2007).
• Indigenous yeasts.
• Concrete egg
• Time on...
750ml
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$23.94
12 bottles:
$22.44
The superb 2019 Eggo Tinto de Tiza is one of the bargains here. It's a showy, aromatic and elegant Malbec with...
750ml
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$15.94
$17.50
The nose of the 2021 Gran Terroir Malbec is riper and has black rather than red fruit, as they look for more...
750ml
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$12.48
$13.87
This hand harvested,100% Malbec wine is from multiple vineyards in the Uco Valley. The wine predominantly shows notes...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.85
12 bottles:
$14.55
A pungent and rather earthy pinot noir, showing strawberries and fresh flowers with stem undertones. Medium body,...
750ml
Bottle:
$12.90
12 bottles:
$12.64
This hand harvested, single vineyard from Gualtallary is 100% Pinot Noir and is completely un-oaked to let the fruit...
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Achaval-Ferrer Malbec Finca Bella Vista 2009
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$118.54
The 2009 Finca Bella Vista was sourced from a vineyard planted in 1910 giving a miserly yield of 0.75 tons per acre....
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Alpasion Chardonnay Grand 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$103.20
The 2021 Chardonnay Grand Alpasión from the Uco Valley was aged for 12 months in barrels. Yellow in the glass. The...
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Alpasion Malbec Grand 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$109.79
The 2021 Malbec Grand Alpasión hails from Los Chacayes in the Uco Valley and was aged in new French oak barrels....
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Alpasion Petit Verdot Grand 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$103.20
Aged in French Bordeaux style barrels for 12 months. This varietal thrives in Argentina, especially in Uco Valley...
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Alpasion Red Blend Private Selection 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$187.03
The 2018 Alpasión Private Selection is a blend of 56% Malbec, 23% Syrah, 12% Petit Verdot and 9% Cabernet Franc that...
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Bodegas Caro Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec 2013
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$74.11
95-96 This is a special project with only 10 barrels of 85% cabernet sauvignon and 15% cabernet franc. It's...
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Bodegas Caro Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec 2018
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$61.53
Subtle, graceful and perfumed, this carries its structure and concentration lightly, with graphite, cassis and...
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Bodegas Caro Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec 2021
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$62.95
Caro 2021 is a refined, vigorous wine. It delivers cherry, berries such as redcurrants and blackberries and graphite,...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$44.53
A majority Cabernet Sauvignon with 7% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot from Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley that...
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Catena Zapata Chardonnay White Bones 2012
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$96.37
The 2012 White Bones Chardonnay is also sourced from selected rows in the Adrianna vineyard in Gualtallary, produced...
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Catena Zapata Chardonnay White Bones 2014
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$102.28
Aromas of stone, chalk and cooked apple follow through to a full body, with so much sea salt, dried apple and pear...
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Catena Zapata Chardonnay White Bones 2015
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$102.28
Extraordinary quality that rivals many grand cru Chablis. This is an intense, focused Chardonnay sourced from a...
Argentina Cuyo Mendoza
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.