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The 2020 Blanco Edad Media is a Chardonnay with a dash of 10% Chenin Blanc from a 30-year-old vineyard in La...
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The 2020 Malbec Appellation Altamira was produced with 100% organic grapes from their Jardín Altamira property at...
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$22.80
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A pretty profound nose with hints of mineral, wild herbs, violets and asphalt on top of the currants and...
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This has aromas of strawberries, raspberries, crushed stones, vanilla pods, dried flowers, spice box and sweet...
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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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$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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Pristine and fresh but also complex and deep. Tile, wild herbs and lots of blueberries and flowers on the nose. The...
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Blackberries, blueberries and peppercorns on the nose. Full-bodied, yet tight and polished with chewy tannins and...
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The 2020 Malbec Poligonos Del Valle De Uco San Pablo was aged in concrete. A vivid purple in the glass. The pure,...
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Ripe-apricot, pear, mango-skin and flint aromas. It’s medium-bodied with tangy acidity. Concentrated and layered...
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The 2020 Blanc de Blanc is a blend of 45% Viognier, 25% Sémillon, 20% Sauvignon Blanc, and 10% Torrontés. Intense...
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Hermandad Malbec has an intense violet color with black-blue shades. Its aromas are reminiscent of ripe black fruits...
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Exceptional Blend, with intense ruby red color with violet hints. Its aromas are extremely complex and elegant, with...
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Inviting, with mint and chocolate aromas, palate is laced with pure, rich dark fruit and spice. (Silver) - DWWA 2022
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The 2020 GY is a blend of 65% Malbec and 35% Cabernet Franc from Gualtallary, Uco Valley and was aged in an old...
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100% Malbec, hand harvested from 12 year old vines. Grapes are destemmed and fermented in 3000L concrete tanks....
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The nose reveals aromas of tart cherry and plum. Mineral-textured, the palate offers cherry, blackberry and plum with...
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Hand-harvested from the certified biodynamic estate vineyard in the Vista Flores region of the Uco Valley. Notes of...
2020 Argentina Cuyo Mendoza Uco Valley Wine
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.