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.

This has inky and tarry notes to the dried cherry and plum flavors. Green herbal accents emerge on the finish.

What we like about this great value Malbec is that it has a ripe and pure expression without falling into the trap of being too sweet or over the top. Two previous vintages of this have been been...(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)

I found the 2014 Amancaya significantly cleaner and more precise than the 2013, but there is also higher ripeness, but without excess. This is significantly different from the 2013, with a profil...(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)

A fantastic Barda with dried strawberries, orange peel and tangerines. Medium to full body, firm and silky tannins and a long and flavourful finish. 60% fermented and aged in cement tanks. Tight...(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)