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El Porvenir Rio Seco Malbec tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine From a special lot with a high percentage of limestone, this is a rather elegant and...

More on the Wine... This is the impressive duo of single-vineyard Chardonnays from Argentine wine-royalty, the Catena Zapatas. The vineyard...
Santa Rita Floresta Cabernet Franc wine tasting note by Amanda Barnes

More about the wine When you think of Cabernet Franc, coastal regions may not be what spring to mind, but...
Gran Corte Enzo Bianchi Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec from Bodegas Bianchi, wine tasting note

More about Enzo Bianchi Gran Corte The Enzo Bianchi Gran Corte is produced with grapes from old vines from their...

With French expertise and Patagonian quality, this is a win-win sparkling wine from Aquitania. Predominantly Pinot Noir with 40% Chardonnay...
Casa Verrone Gran Speciale Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc blend wine tasting notes

Casa Verrone is one of the leading winter harvest (colheita de inverno) producers in Brazil's Serra da Mantiqueira wine region....

This wine is selected from a very special lot in Leyda, the oldest plantings of Sauvignon Blanc. The winemaking team...

This is classic Tres Palacios: old world, elegant and understated at excellent value. Merlot is a forgotten variety in much...
Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine The Catena family were among the original pioneers of this region and have come to prize...
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,...
Granito Semillon from Bouchon Family Wines, wine tasting note

Delicious Granito Semillon from Bouchon which has a medley of Meyer lemon, wild herb and meadow flower notes with a...
Tasting note Marcelo Pelleriti Tinto Fresco Signature Blend

Fresh and juicy, Marcelo Pelleriti Signature Blend is a Mendoza equivalent of Beaujolais Nouveau - a bright, carbonic maceration wine...

Coming from the heights of Yacachuya in Cafayate, this is a high altitude wine where the nights are cool but...
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...
Miguel Torres Los Inquietos 01 tasting note by Amanda Barnes for the South America Wine Guide

More about the wine Extremely old Malbec vines (over 80 years old!) come to life in this delicious wine from...