Argentina

Bright Malbec from Argentina's Malbec capital - Mendoza. This has lovely with notes of warm straw and ripe berries, and just enough grip to keep it interesting. Great value.

Supple and filled with blackberry, damson and boysenberry fruit. The palate has a nice weight, fleshy woodland fruits, touch of floral violets and dark chocolate, quite polished and bright.

Musky, slightly funky aromas of redcurrant, plum, leather and black olive. Rather suave in texture but in a distinctly herbal style. This wine reminded me of an Haut-Médoc wine in a marginally ri...(read more)

Musky, slightly funky aromas of redcurrant, plum, leather and black olive. Rather suave in texture but in a distinctly herbal style. This wine reminded me of an Haut-Médoc wine in a marginally ri...(read more)

Pale-medium red, a bit clearer than the 2015. Aromas of blueberry, smoked meat and leather, with hints of spices and woodsmoke. Distinctly sweeter and fruitier than the 2015, with less apparent s...(read more)

Blend of Malbec, with 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot and 5% each of Syrah and Petit Verdot, 60% of which is aged eleven months in French oak barrels, of which 50% are new. Thick and richly textured with vo...(read more)

From a vineyard planted in 1955, this is the middle of Bodega Chacra's three Pinot Noirs in terms of quality/price. The house-style is one of fine-featured elegance, but this is a many-layered wi...(read more)

CARO, from CAtena and ROthschild, has a strong Argentine identity, heralded by Malbec, while obtaining further elegance and complexity through blending with Cabernet Sauvignon. The combination ha...(read more)

(15.5% alcohol; aged for 18 months in 100% new French oak): Bright, saturated ruby. Blackberry, licorice and menthol on the nose, complemented by cedary oak and a pungent mineral quality. Extreme...(read more)

A superb pinot noir with strawberry, iodine, stone, and even blueberry. Medium to full body, ultra-fine tannins and bright acidity. Starts slowly on the palate and then builds. Superb finish. Mad...(read more)