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Kaiken Ultra Cabernet Sauvignon tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

One of the best value Cabs in Mendoza: Filled with ripe red berry fruit & cassis notes as well as...
Finca Las Moras Pedrito wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine There used to be a tradition of making sweet, sherry- like wines in San Juan, and...
El Esteco Chañar Punco wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine This wild terrain was planted barely two decades ago but this Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon blend has already...
Finca Las Moras Gran Syrah wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine This is one of San Juan’s top Syrah wines. A blend made from grapes from different...

Coming from the heights of Yacachuya in Cafayate, this is a high altitude wine where the nights are cool but...
Mascota Vineyards Unánime Malbec wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Malbec wine from La Consulta in Mendoza with ripe fruit flavors, sweetness balanced by smooth yet...
Cheval des Andes wine tasting note.

More about the wine One of the original icons of Luján, the core of this blend comes from Cheval's century-old vines...
Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine The Finca Piedra Infinita Supercal is an exemplary wine from one of Argentina’s leading new generation...
Susana Balbo Nosotros Single Vineyard Nómade tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine Susana Balbo and Edy del Popolo are obsessive about finding the top terroirs for their iconic...
Kaiken Ultra Pinot Noir wine from Neuquen in Argentina

More about the wine A typically Neuquén Pinot, with notes of blood and stone. Meaty, graphite-y, and with hints of...

A blend of Tokaij Fruilano (Sauvignon Vert), Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc, this is a highly original blend and perhaps one...

More on the wine This hand harvested, double sorted, micro-vinified wine is the flagship of Monteviejo, under the hand of...
Gran Famiglia Bianchi Corte from Bodegas Bianchi, wine tasting note

More about Gran Famiglia Bianchi Corte Bodegas Bianchi is now a major player in Los Chacayes after acquiring a 150-hectare...
Terrazas de los Andes Petit Manseng Single Vineyard wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Plenty of sweet wines get made in Argentina but few are worth writing about. This, however,...
Pyros winery Limestone Hill Malbec wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine Coming from a special plot of vines planted on extremely calcareous soils on the foothills, this...