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Altos las Hormigas Mendoza Malbec Argentina
Description: Altos las Hormigas only produce Malbec and have in a short space of time built a reputation as one of Mendoza's top five producers of this variety. The Altos Las Hormigas Malbec has a fabulously intense colour, a floral nose with wild violets and spice that gives way to a smooth and rich fruit on the palate that is nicely balanced by a firmness on the finish. The vineyards are situated in Lujàn de Cuyo, one of Mendoza’s premier growing areas. The estate was created by Alberto Antonini and Antonio Morescalchi following their first trip to Argentina in 1995, and is now regarded as one of the best producers of Malbec in Mendoza. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £90.66
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Bodegas Valentin Bianchi FINCA LOS PRIMOS Malbec San Rafael Argentina
Description: The classic Malbec aromas of ripe plum and violets are evident in the nose, with hints of vanilla. The beauty of the Malbec in Argentina is its ability to combine a rich weighty mouthfeel with a soft silkiness normally associated with lighter wines and this wine does not disappoint, combining with pleasing fruit that mimics the aromas. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £77.36
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Goyenechea QUINTA GENERATION Malbec Argentina
Description: The Malbec is considered as a variety especially well suited to Argentina and the grape used in Goyenechea's wine, comes from different established vine growers close to the Atuel River, in the state of San Rafael. The vineyard is comprised of vertical-trained wines with double Guyot pruning. The fermentation, although classic, was carried out by ''delestage'' system, macerating the cold unfermented grape juice with the solid parts of the grape for six days at high temperature. The malolactic fermentation took place afterwards. The finished wine was matured in tanks, for eighteen months, without any wood ageing. Malbec. This Argentine Malbec is a plum red colour, with a delicate nose of dry fruits, walnut, lightly spiced and well combined smoked wood. Soft and fruity with little tannin, it has a good blackberryish flavour and nice finish. Limited Availability. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £121.67
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Bodegas Valentin Bianchi PARTICULAR Malbec San Rafael Argentina
Description: The Particular Malbec has the intensity and silkiness characteristic of good Malbec. Good depth of colour and attractive perfumes of red fruits, violets and tobacco, with vanilla and spices on the palate. Rounded ripe tannins, full-bodied fruit and a long, intense finish. The Bianchi family winery was founded in 1928 by Italian immigrant Valentin Bianchi and now covers 350 hectares of vineyard. It is run by the third generation, headed by Enzo Bianchi. Until recently a sleeping giant that was dependent largely on the domestic market, they have undergone a gradual transformation and modernisation in the past few years. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £126.07
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Montes CLASSIC SERIES Malbec Colchagua Chile
Description: 85% Malbec plus 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Malbec grapes come from 50 year old vineyards in Nancagua . Picked when sugar content was 23 Brix and PH reached 3.5. Grapes were transported in 15 Kgs. trays to our main cellar in Curico, where they were crushed and fermented. Fermentation took place at 30¼ C in order to extract colour, flavours and ripe tannins. A long maceration of 30 days was carried out during this period. The wine was racked out of the skins. Aurelio Montes, the winemaker, decided not to do any additional treatment, except for cold-stabilisation. It was bottled in August. Aged in American oak. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £94.03
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Goyenechea QUINTA GENERACION Malbec Argentina
Description: The Malbec is considered as a variety especially well suited to Argentina and the grape used in Goyenechea's wine, comes from different established vine growers close to the Atuel River, in the state of San Rafael. The vineyard is comprised of vertical-trained wines with double Guyot pruning. The fermentation, although classic, was carried out by ''delestage'' system, macerating the cold unfermented grape juice with the solid parts of the grape for six days at high temperature. The malolactic fermentation took place afterwards. The finished wine was matured in tanks, for eighteen months, without any wood ageing. This Argentine Malbec is a plum red colour, with very high structure, good body, characteristic complexity and nice long finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Price: £121.67
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