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Pyros winery Limestone Hill Malbec wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes
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Pyros Vineyard Limestone Hill Malbec

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

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Coming from a special plot of vines planted on extremely calcareous soils on the foothills, this Malbec is all about its vertical structure and chalky texture. With some wild herb and red fruit notes, it has a long but refreshing finish.

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Pyros Wines is a premium wine brand in San Juan, Argentina, from the renowned Pedernal Valley closer to the Andes. Owned by M.P. Wines (which also own Callia winery in San Juan and Salentein winery in Mendoza), Pyros has a good presence in both the domestic and export market and is particularly known for its Malbec and Syrah..

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Mascota Vineyards Unánime Malbec wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes
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Mascota Vineyards Unánime

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

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Malbec wine from La Consulta in Mendoza with ripe fruit flavors, sweetness balanced by smooth yet robust tannins, and a lengthy finish.

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Mascota Vineyards winery and wines were born in 2010, but were many more years in the making as a winery which was developed by Grupo Peñaflor hand in hand with their long-standing winemaker Rodolfo Sadler who has been with the group for over 30 years. Although the winery and their entry-level lines are based in Maipú, the top lines of the winery come from their vineyards in the Uco Valley.

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El Esteco Chañar Punco wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes
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El Esteco Chañar Punco

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

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This wild terrain was planted barely two decades ago but this Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon blend has already developed irrepressible character. Bold notes of graphite, ash, dark berries and wild herbs. Intense but balanced with fine tannins and taut acidity. Age- worthy, energetic and probably Catamarca’s best.

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Bodega El Esteco winery was founded in 1892 in the Calchaquí Valleys by French brothers David and Salvador Michel, along with David’s Italian wife, Gabriela Torino. Pioneers of the winemaking industry in the Calchaquí Valley, the winery was one of the first to commercialise Torrontés wines, which became one of the first Argentinean wines to be exported internationally. Today, the winery is owned by the Peñaflor Group (who also own Trapiche) and produces a diverse range of wines which includes red, white, rosé and sparkling wines, all of which you can taste on a visit to the winery or by staying overnight at their luxury wine hotel, Patios de Cafayate.

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A terroir tour of Malbec wine from Argentina and Chile to celebrate on Malbec Day, April 17
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Celebrating Malbec Day with a terroir tour of Malbecs from Argentina & Chile

by Amanda Barnes
written by Amanda Barnes

World Malbec Day on 17th April is a day to celebrate the renaissance of Malbec as one of the world’s best loved grapes. And what better way to do that then by celebrating with some of the best Malbec wines from Argentina?

To celebrate Malbec Day, I’ve pulled together some of my top Terroir Selection picks from The South America Wine Guide book to guide you through the best wines regions for Malbec and the distinctive terroir expressions you can find in Argentina, as well as some bonus track wines from Chile!

 

Best Malbecs from Argentina

Malbec is King in Argentina, dominating plantings with over 44,000 hectares accounting for almost a fifth of Argentina’s wine. When Malbec was first planted in Argentina in the mid-1850s it was barely known or recognised as a good quality grape variety, simply known as the cepa francesa for most of its lifetime. It wasn’t until the quality revolution of the 1990s that Malbec stepped into the limelight and was recognised as the distinctive variety it is today – able to express each of Argentina’s different terroirs in a unique way.

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