![]() “The soil in Gualtallary doesn’t want to make heavy malbec,” Santiago Achaval of Matervini said during a zoom call interview this year. Judicious winemakers also thrust refinement, delicate austerity and layers into the limelight, with many of them referring to it as the “Burgundy approach” to malbec – something feasible in cooler, higher appellations like Gualtallary, where making fine wine is only viable in a climate barely warm enough to fully ripen the grapes. While malbec continues to rule the world of Argentine reds, the country has come a long way in making wines showing subtle nuances among different appellations, vineyards or even smaller blocks. Around 60 percent of whole-cluster fermentation also helps add a tactile seduction to the wine. ![]() 6 on our list, with its fruit coming from a five-hectare Fortuna Terrae (“Land of Luck”) parcel, where deeper alluvial and aeolian soil tops the limestone and rocks, rendering depth and freshness to the fruit. One of their top malbecs, Catena Zapata Malbec Mendoza Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae 2019, ranks No. A thin layer of flor, or yeast, also adds a unique saline smack to the wine during the aging process.Ĭatena winemaker Alejandro Vigil told us that Catena has been studying the terroir closely for 25 years in their Grand Cru-like Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary, seeking the unique expression of each block for their malbecs and chardonnays. It is a genuinely unique and terroir-transparent chardonnay that rivals the best from Burgundy, expressing an exotically ripe yet mineral character with a sensual texture, as if transmitting the tangy energy of the chalky, calcareous soils rich in marine deposits to the nose and the palate. The Catena Zapata Chardonnay Mendoza Adrianna Vineyard White Bones 2019 is the No. One of our favorite whites in the world comes from the Catena family, in the Andean foothills of Mendoza. 52) and Matias Riccitelli Malbec Cabernet Franc Mendoza Riccitelli & Father 2018 (No. ![]() 28) Susana Balbo’s BenMarco Valle de Uco Gualtallary Expresivo 2019 (No. 16), a joint project by Marcelo Pelleriti and the Argentine musician Pedro Aznar Michelini i Mufatto Tupungato GY 2019 (No. In fact, I might like this vintage even a bit more than the 2020.Scroll down the list below to see Mendoza’s success with the grape duo, including Abremundos Mendoza Octava Alta Blend 2017 (No. Really quite delicious, this is a fantastic wine at this extremely low price. ![]() We found it to be even a bit better on day 2 where it was smoother and more balanced. It ends with a dry, juicy finish of lingering tart fruit and more dusty spice notes. Compared to the 2020, it's not quite as ripe on the fruit and also a bit more oaky, but the latter is likely just due to its youth. With lots of juicy fruit and nice touches of spice throughout, this is seriously crowd-pleasing stuff. ![]() Tasting reveals similar flavors to the nose in this medium-bodied, smooth and easy drinking Malbec. The 2021 Kirkland Signature Malbec begins with pleasing aromas of plum and blackberry plus a little cola, licorice, vanilla and dusty spice. We've been tasting and reviewing the Kirkland Malbec going back to the 2009 vintage and unlike a lot of the other Costco wines, the quality on this one seemed to bounce around a good bit the first few years.Įver since they've revealed the producer as Broquel Winery (which happened a few vintages ago), the quality has improved and this has become a consistent winner at just $7, much like the Kirkland Signature Cotes du Rhone Villages and the Kirkland Signature Bordeaux Superieur. It displays a perfect balance of ripe fruit coupled with oak spice from 12 months of careful aging in French oak barrels.Ĭrafted at the Broquel winery in Mendoza, this Malbec was produced especially for Kirkland Signature. This deep purple Malbec has intense fruit notes of plum and cherries and a long rounded finish. The grapes for this Kirkland Signature Malbec are grown between 28 feet above sea level. Want to get an email reminder of the Kirkland Signature wines to watch for each month?Īrgentina's most acclaimed wine region for Malbec, Mendoza Province is in the foothills of the Andes Mountains. ![]()
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