Argentinian Red Wine
Argentina is the fifth-biggest producer of wine in the world, and some of the red wine from Argentina is right up there with even the very best from the old world. Like many new world wine regions, Argentinian red wine is currently enjoying a rejuvenation on the world scene, and this is due to the incredibly consistent climate, which allows growers to get the very best out of the crop.
Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate gave our flagship malbec 90 points – high praise indeed for a wine under £15. El Salvaje >
We all know Argentina is the modern home of the malbec grape, with popularity soaring in recent years. But many in the know >
Argentinian Malbec is now one of the world’s favourite and best-loved wines, with its big, expressive red and black berry >
Before the world recognised Catena’s Argentina as “malbec country”, the winery was known for its old-world style Cabernet >
More serious in style, with impressive fine-grained tannins. Cabernet sauvignon and franc blended seamlessly with malbec >
"Gun smoke, oyster shell and vibrant blue-fruit on the nose. The palate has a rich, assertive core of ripe, intense tannin >
Good cabernet style here – unmistakeably cassis and cedar-scented. Quite showy for a cabernet though – not a heavyweight, >
There's a dark, garnet core in the glass and allowing a few minutes to open up you're rewarded with layered aromas of dark >
Ripe, bitter-cherry fruit in abundance here, warm and luscious with a spiced fruit compote character. Lots of secondary >
Otaviano’s shiraz is deep, dark and brooding - bursting with dark black berry fruits, with a hint of smoky spice and a twist >
Very attractive deep cherry nose - expressive, but still with nice restraint and balance. Dark and inky, with a fine combination >
A luscious, deep purple in the glass, highly aromatic with notes of dark, red-berry fruit and hints of dark chocolate, >
This blackberry-fruited, herb scented malbec is from the famous Lurton family of Bordeaux. Rich and warming with a big, >
Everything we look for in an 'everyday' Malbec here - lots of plum and blackberry fruit, luscious texture, with a touch >
With its inaugural 1997 vintage, Nicolás Catena Zapata became the first luxury cuvée from Argentina to be exported around >
Nicola Catena planted his first Malbec vineyard in Mendoza in 1902. His grandson, Nicolás Catena, is known as the man who >
The Parcela malbec is noticeably bigger and more intense – very primary black fruit initially, but also with a fresh aromatic >
Although billed simply as Malbec, there is also a judicious addition of 10% cabernet sauvignon, which adds a little extra >
A definite progression from the Reserve – and a class act. Deep in colour with a more expressive, polished nose and a little >
The epic tale of the noble Malbec grape is like no other, and the label for Catena Zapata Malbec Argentino pays tribute >
We all know Argentina is the modern home of the malbec grape, with popularity soaring in recent years. But many in the know >
The bright purplish red colour and aromas of fresh berries, dark cherry and coffee are an immediate attraction. The depth >
Mendoza's high altitude vineyards have become the new home of the Malbec grape. Here on the sun drenched slopes of the Andes >
