Winemaker Notes
Malbec is the undisputed signature grape from Argentina. The high altitude desert oasis of Mendoza has provided the ideal conditions for this once minor French blending grape to unfurl its strengths as nowhere else in the world. The bright sunny days give a deep blackish color and dark fruit flavours while the cool mountain nights produce violet aromas and a soft, supple texture.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Malbec is now produced exclusively from grapes grown in a vineyard in Atlamira. These wines are all produced with grapes picked over three different dates with different ripeness and fermented in cement vats with indigenous yeasts, where they mature in contact with the fine lees until bottling. Subtle, juicy, fresh and clean, it follows the general profile of the line, with a pleasant, soft but firm texture, with fine tannins that provide good mouthfeel. Easy to drink and very good value. Some 50,000 bottles were filled in February 2016.
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Wine & Spirits
Viticulturist Alejandro Sejanovich and educator Jeff Maubasch worked together at Catena before they joined forces with two New Zealand winemakers to start Manos Negras. They put out a collection of refreshing wines, like this delicious, fruity malbec. Its pungent acidity and soft tannins balance the strawberry flavors, making this easy to drink. Vino del Sol, Corralitos, CA
Most distinguished and celebrated from Argentina’s Mendoza, Malbec has seen runaway success since the early 2000s. Mendoza’s agreeable, continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold snowy winters allows the perfect conditions for growing outstanding Malbec. This grape is easy to like for its lusty, deep flavors and aromas of blackberry, plum, red cherry, autumn spice and tilled earth. It’s easy to find delicious, fruit-driven, affordable everyday examples and in prices beyond, quite exceptional ones with dense, supple textures that make them capable of aging.
SWS464375_2015 Item# 272771