Argentina
Argentine Wine
Argentina makes wine at altitude. The vineyards run along the eastern side of the Andes, and the good ones are high — 900 to 1,500 metres in Mendoza, and above 2,000 in Salta — where the thin air is hot by day and cold by night, and the rainfall is close to nil.
The regions and grapes
Malbec is the national red, and Mendoza is where it is grown. Within Mendoza, the sub-regions matter more than the province name: Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo are the two to look for, both higher and cooler than the plain. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Bonarda follow behind. In white, Torrontés — aromatic, dry, mostly from Salta — is Argentina's own.
What to expect
Malbec is dark, soft in tannin and generous with fruit, which is why it converts people who find Bordeaux austere. The altitude wines are the more interesting half of the category: cooler nights hold acidity, so a high-site Uco Valley Malbec has structure that a supermarket bottle does not. Argentina remains one of the best value-per-dollar sources of serious red wine on the list.
Serving
Malbec at 16–18°C. Torrontés at 9–11°C, and drink it young — it is an aromatic wine and the aromatics fade.
Filters
Trapiche Chardonnay 2024 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Trapiche Iscay Malbec & Cabernet Franc 2021 (1x75cl)
Trapiche Iscay Syrah & Viognier 2017 (1x75cl)
Trapiche Iscay Syrah & Viognier 2020 (1x75cl)
Trapiche Merlot 2023 (1x75cl)
Trapiche Oak Cask Malbec 2024 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Trapiche Oak Cask Merlot 2023 (1x75cl)
Trapiche Oak Cask Pinot Noir 2024 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Trapiche Sauvignon Blanc 2024 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Trapiche Single Vineyard Malbec Orellana 2017 (1x75cl)
Clos De Los Siete - Michel Rolland 2021 (1x75cl)
Bodega Vistalba Corte C 2021 (1x75cl)
Bodega Vistalba Corte C 2017 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Primus Pinot Noir 2020 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Los Jabalíes Pinot Noir 2022 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Altamira El Tomillo Malbec 2019 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Barrel Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Barrel Selection Cabernet Franc 2021 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Barrel Selection Malbec 2023 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Barrel Selection Malbec 2022 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Barrel Selection Chardonnay 2024 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Barrel Selection Chardonnay 2023 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Portillo Malbec 2024 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Portillo Malbec 2023 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Portillo Chardonnay 2024 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Portillo Chardonnay 2023 (1x75cl)
Bodegas Salentein Portillo Chardonnay 2022 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON/MENDOZA Reserva Malbec 2023 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON/MENDOZA Barrel Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON/MENDOZA Barrel Select Chardonnay 2023 (1x75cl)
BODEGAS CARO Caro (Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec) 2021 (1x75cl)
BODEGAS CARO Malbec Argentino 2023 (1x75cl)
BODEGAS CARO Aruma (Malbec) 2022 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON LC1 ""Lote Finca La Colonia"" Malbec 2019 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON L1 ""Lote Lunlunta"" Malbec 2019 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON A1 ""Lote Agrelo"" Malbec 2019 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON Lote Negro (Malbec, Cabernet Franc) 2022 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON Privada Blend 1.5L (Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot) 2022 (1x150cl)
BODEGA NORTON Privada Blend (Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot) 2022 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON Barrel Select Merlot 2023 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON Barrel Select Chardonnay 2023 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON Finca La Colonia Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON Finca La Colonia Malbec 2023 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON Finca La Colonia Sauvignon Blanc 2024 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON Finca La Colonia Chardonnay 2024 (1x75cl)
BODEGA NORTON 1895 Chardonnay 2024 (1x75cl)
Bodega Norton Barrel Select Malbec 2023 (1x75cl)
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