Argentinian Wine

There’s real direction and clarity to this white with sliced dried apples crushed stones and minerals on the nose as well as hints of biscuit and praline. Some honeysuckle and lemon-grass undertones too. It’s full-bodied... Read More

The site-specific 2018 Malbec Appellation Gualtallary comes from specific soils two plots that they believe transmit the maximum expression of limestone to Malbec giving a structured wine with fine-grained tannins but a little... Read More

Fresh and floral nose with tiles vibrant red berries and pomegranate. Stony mineral verve. Pure and expressive with good tension on the medium-bodied palate. Silky very nimble and elegant. Acidic red berries in the finish that... Read More

Founded in 1902 by the current proprietor’s grandfather, who, after emigrating from Italy four years earlier, planted the first Malbec on the foothills of the Andes in Mendoza. Catena Zapata helped establish Argentina’s... Read More

Founded in 1902 by the current proprietor’s grandfather, who, after emigrating from Italy four years earlier, planted the first Malbec on the foothills of the Andes in Mendoza. Catena Zapata helped establish Argentina’s... Read More

Founded in 1902 by the current proprietor’s grandfather, who, after emigrating from Italy four years earlier, planted the first Malbec on the foothills of the Andes in Mendoza. Catena Zapata helped establish Argentina’s... Read More

I missed the Chacra wines the last time I covered Argentina during the pandemic, so from the 2018s, we jump to the 2021s whites, the top of which is the 2021 Chacra Chardonnay, produced by Jean-Marc Roulot with the help of the... Read More

This is probably the finest answer to Puligny or Meursault in Argentina and it will be hard to pass by. Beautiful brioche notes give a fine creaminess with mineral fine reduction beeswax and a hint of white sesame to the lemon... Read More

Such a flinty nose that delivers a full package of minerality. Quarry chalk gun powder and lime. The nose really speaks to you. Creamy and textured on the palate with bright but chiselled acidity and real tension. One of the best... Read More

The 2019 Cheval des Andes had a more reductive vinification and élevage making the wine a bit shy and in need of time to open up as one of their objectives was to make it more age-worthy. Another objective is to get to a 50/50... Read More

The 2020 Cheval des Andes was harvested from the last of February for the first time ever. It was Gabillet's second vintage at Cheval des Andes and that year he had to start without waiting for Pierre Olivier Clouet and Pierre... Read More

There is more of everything in this 2016 Gran Enemigo Chacayes Single Vineyard. It's compact and seamless with great purity and more concentrated than the 2015 but with terrific balance as the acidity (which is very high but... Read More