Few grape varieties have become as closely identified with their adopted home as Malbec. Its origins lie in France, but it is Argentina – and Mendoza in particular – that has transformed the Malbec grape into an international phenomenon.
At its most familiar, Malbec wine is generous and deeply coloured, with ripe blackberry, plum and blueberry fruit, often accompanied by violet, spice, chocolate and, where oak plays a part, notes of vanilla, toast or mocha. Yet that description only goes so far. Altitude, soil, climate, vine age, yields and winemaking can produce markedly different expressions, from supple, fruit-driven reds made for relatively early drinking to structured single-vineyard wines with considerable depth and ageing potential.
Nor is Malbec confined to red wine. Our range also includes two intriguing white Malbecs – 2025 Las Pampas and 2024 Penedo Borges – both made by pressing dark-skinned Malbec grapes carefully to minimise contact between the juice and skins.
At Mr.Wheeler, our buying team tastes wines before they join the range, looking not simply for a particular style but for quality, character and value at their respective price points.