Argentina
The Argentine wine industry is now the fifth largest in the world due in recent years to a massive expansion in vineyard area and large scale investment in modern winemaking techniques, that said Argentina's wine revolution is only just beginning.
This country is truly a wine maker's paradise. The star red grape is the truly sumptuous Malbec with its full-bodied, juicy, black-fruit flavours. To me, it's the perfect food-friendly wine; all the Malbecs below are frequent visitors to my dinner table!
| Tesoro de los Andes Malbec Shiraz |
£5.59
The Argentinians know how to make great everyday drinking wine. This favourite is enticing and warm, with mixed spice and rich bramble fruit on the nose. On the palate the wine shows a darker fruit character with more savoury overtones, generous and full with a soft rounded finish. |
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| Santa Luisa Merlot |
£5.99
A deep and intense red with purple tinges, showing red berries and sweet pepper notes on the nose. It is surprisingly light and delicate with a clean long finish. |
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| Santa Luisa Malbec |
£5.99
Argentina’s signature grape has great fruit characteristics, and this wine is bursting with ripe red fruit flavours. Smooth and slightly spicy. It’s a perfect match for a variety of red meat dishes or equally delicious on its own. |
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| Vista Flores Sangiovese Malbec |
£5.99
The Argentinians have a great way with Italian grape varieties. This delightful, vibrant blend of the Italian Sangiovese and Argentina's most exciting grape, the Malbec, really is very soft and approachable. Brilliant ruby red in colour, it has spice and cherry fruit flavours from the Sangiovese and weight and texture from the blackberryish Malbec. |
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| Finca La Colonia Merlot |
£6.59
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| Rincon Privado Malbec |
£6.59
Aged in French oak casks for four months, and another six months in bottle prior to release. Reflecting the characteristics that have made Argentinean Malbec an international icon: Dark ruby red in colour with spicy aromas and notes of black pepper, dark cherry and vanilla. |
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| Finca La Colonia Cabernet Sauvignon |
£6.79
Textbook New World Cabernet Sauvignon with its aromas of ripe fruit; plums, blackberries and strawberries. Very good structure and balance. Perfectly able to partner a host of robust red meat dishes as well as veggie arrangements of a more assertive nature! |
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| Finca La Colonia Malbec |
£6.79
This is currently All About Wine's (actually my son, Tom's!) favourite wine. It has sweet and spicy aromas, reminiscent of black pepper with lovely ripe red fruit on the palate and a really smooth texture. He’s got this one spot on, this wine's a real winner… |
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| Finca La Colonia, Barbera, Norton |
£6.99
I was really taken with the purity of fruit in this wine. No oak influences to obscure the natural flavours of the Barbera grape. This medium-bodied wine has lovely fresh acidity with very rich juicy smooth flavours. |
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| Alamos Malbec |
£7.25
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| Nieto Reserva Bonarda |
£7.49
Bold and black-as-yer-hat Bonarda from the first South American’s to vinify the varietal. It’s well structured with great concentration of blackberry fruit, fig compote and plums. The spicy vanilla and mocha finish gives this deeply coloured Bonarda great balance. Aged in French oak for 10 months. |
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| Nieto Reserva Malbec |
£7.49
This is without doubt our biggest selling Argentinian red. A really elegant version of Argentina's most recognised grape variety. |
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| Finca Perdriel Merlot, Norton |
£9.79
This wine shows why Merlot is back in fashion. Full and supple, with a rich, chocolatey palate and a hint of fine creamy oak. |
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| Finca Perdriel Malbec, Norton |
£9.79
High-quality, well-structured wine from Bodegas Norton’s best vineyards. It has a rich full palate of black-fruit flavours, fruitcake spice and black pepper. Decant 30 minutes before serving with roast pork or shoulder of lamb. |
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| Don Nicanor Malbec |
£9.99
A lush and brilliantly intense Malbec, with a rich full palate of black-fruit flavours, hints of spice and black pepper with a long intense pure fruit finish. Wow, get in there! |
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| Masi Tupungato, Passo Doble |
£10.49
One of the most original winemaking projects of recent years, Masi Tupungato is a fusion of Venetian technique and Argentine terroir. The Malbec grape has been re-fermented with light-dried Corvina, enhancing its depth and savouriness while maintaining balancing acidity. The experiment has been a sure-fired success! |
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| Norton Reserva Malbec |
£10.79
Staunchly Argentinean, one of the great things about this wine is it simply could not be from anywhere else in the world! Round and velvety, with flavours of ripe black fruit, violets, spices and tobacco, with a long and complex finish. |
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| Finca Decero Malbec, Remolinos Vineyard |
£11.79
The Decero Malbec has a deep ruby colour, intense violet aromas and a palate of raspberry and red fruit flavours, with a kick of white pepper typical of the Remolinos vineyard. This is a very robust full-bodied wine, with a finish. Drinking beautifully now and over the next five years till 2014. |
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| Norton Privada |
£13.99
Argentina is producing some excellent top quality-wines, and this one is right up there with the best of them. Good aromatic complexity with notes of ripe fruit, spices, and hints of smoke and coffee. Rich and generous on the palate with superb concentration. |
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