Winemaker Notes
This Malbec conserves the style and nuances of the Mendozan terroir and should be paired with grilled or barbecued beef. It makes itself known alongside veal tenderloin with butter sautéed vegetables with herbs and spices.
Professional Ratings
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Wine & Spirits
This is a modern malbec from old vines in Vistalba, one of the highest sites in Luján de Cuyo. Its flavors feel muscular and deep, blending ripe cherry-and-raspberry-scented fruit with violet notes. Toasted wood aromas are present, but act only to support the fruit, which is juicy and seductive from the first sip.
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Wine Spectator
A crisp style, with red plum, currant and dried raspberry flavors supported by snappy acidity. Fresh and juicy midpalate, with a lively, mineral-filled finish accented by notes of kirsch and pomegranate. Malbec. Drink now through 2019.
The Trivento portfolio of fine wines was founded in 1996 and is a true expression of Argentine wines, with more than 1,500 hectares of vineyards.
Trivento is named for the three winds that influence its vineyards in Mendoza, Argentina: the Polar, a cold wind from the south; the Zonda, a warming western wind sweeping down off of the Andes; and the Sudestada, or southeast blow, which brings freshness from the Atlantic and Río Plata estuary to the vineyards. At the foot of the Andes, strains of vines originating in the Old World are at home with terroirs of generous sun and careful hands.
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.