Malbec Argentina Producers, Malbec Producers in Argentina
Name:
Bodega Caro AMANCAYA Mendoza Argentina
Where it's from:
Argentina, Mendoza
Price per case:
£134.81
Bottles per case:
12 x 75 cl
Style:
Soft & Supple Reds
Description:
Owner of Chateau Lafite Rothschild for five generations, the Rothschild family has been based in this Bordeaux vineyard since 1868. High values and the respect of traditional methods make them passionate about harmony and excellence. Their wines bear witness to that passion year after year and their skills have patiently enriched the wines through the generations, with world-renowned success. Over the years, Domain Baron de Rothschild has expanded its offerings through the acquisition of several french Chateau's as well as ventures in Portugal. However, in 1998 the Caro Project, based in Mendoza, Argentina was started. The idea was raised about forming a partnership between Domaines Barons de Rothschild and the Catena family. Initial enthusiasm was rapidly transformed into a project to produce a single wine combining French and Argentinean cultures. Amancaya, like its sister wine Caro, has been the latest development and presents a harmonious balance between the Argentinean and Bordeaux styles. A more fruity style wine coming from the higher percentage of Malbec has produced an intense purple-red colour with aromas of ripe red cherries and wild strawberries, underpinned by notes of smoky vanilla from the oak. On the palate it has good concentration but is both fresh and full. Balanced and very attractive with tannins of great quality this is a wine to enjoy to the long finish. The word Amancaya is the native indian name of a flower of the Andes that you can find in the Mendoza area. (12 x 75 cl)
Region:
Argentina, Mendoza
Producer:
Domaines Barons de Rothschild
Product ID:
48947
Michel Rolland CLOS de LOS SIETE Tunuyan Mendoza Argentina Description: Michel Rolland and Jean-Michel Arcaute invited 5 other investors to join them in developing wines from Argentina and the 2002 vintage is the first to be released. Using the combined expertise of the partners, all of whom are in the wine business has produced a bright purple/ruby coloured blended wine with 40% Malbec, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot and 20% Shyrah. This wine has a rather animally nose, quite Rhone-like with notes of crushed blacked pepper and melted tar, while the palate is full-bodied soft entry and a spicy mid-palate. Quite rustic and loose at the seams the oak dominates the wine for a great tobacco finish. (6 x 1.5 Litres) Price: £220.29
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Argento Wine Company LIBERTAD Malbec/Shiraz Mendoza Argentina Description: Tasting Note Ripe, juicy red with smooth tannins and bags of fruit. Raspberry, violets and blackberries dominate the nose with a touch of vanilla enhancing the berries on the palate. 13% A 50-50 blend of Argentina's best red grape, Malbec and Bonarda, a long-term Italian ex-pat that is doing great things in the hills around Mendoza. The result is a ripe, full fruited wine with bags of spicy character to make it stand out from the crowd. Superb value, it would make a happy partner for a ribeye steak grilled medium rare. A bit about Libertad Libertad are produced by Argento, which since its launch in 1999 has quickly become the leading range of wines from Argentina in the UK and represents an exciting new era in Argentine winemaking. The winemaking team uses the latest in cellar technology to craft wines that meet the highest quality standards and show the best characteristics of the unique vine growing conditions. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £60.38
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Bodega Caro CARO Mendoza Argentina Description: Owner of Chateau Lafite Rothschild for five generations, the Rothschild family has been based in this Bordeaux vineyard since 1868. High values and the respect of traditional methods make them passionate about harmony and excellence. Their wines bear witness to that passion year after year and their skills have patiently enriched the wines through the generations, with world-renowned success. Over the years, Domain Baron de Rothschild has expanded its offerings through the acquisition of several french Chateau's as well as ventures in Portugal. However, in 1998 the Caro Project, based in Mendoza, Argentina was started. The idea was raised about forming a partnership between Domaines Barons de Rothschild and the Catena family. Initial enthusiasm was rapidly transformed into a project to produce a single wine combining French and Argentinean cultures. Caro has a strong Argentinian identity, heralded by Malbec, while obtaining further elegance and complexity through blending with Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 14 months, including 60% in new barrels this blend is a rich and refined wine with a harmonious balance between the Argentinian and Bordeaux styles. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £290.62
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Finca Las Moras Merlot Malbec San Juan Argentina Description: Winemaker comments: The desert climate produces a soft, medium to full bodied wine with a ripe red fruit flavour and an elegant touch of smoke and vanilla from its contact with wood. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £61.00
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Finca Flichman Malbec Mendoza Argentina Description: Malbec, which originated from Cahors in south-west France, is considered Argentina's best grape variety, producing rich, well-structured wines with a strong, peppery, slightly earthy palate. Four months in American oak barrels gives a nice roundness. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £87.00
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Bodegas Trapiche BROQUEL Malbec Mendoza Argentina Description: This wine was recently awarded Gold at the IWSC although Bodegas Trapiche has been producing wine for 120 years. Today, it has over 1000ha of vineyards located at 7 estates throughout Mendoza at altitudes of between 630 and 1000m above sea level. Great care is taken in producing this wine from the manual harvest to the way the grapes are transported to the winery in small plastic crates so avoiding damage. After fermentation the wine is aged in oak before being fined and made ready for release. The great care taken in producing this wine has resulted in a deep red almost violet colour, with good dark forrest fruit aromatics. This Malbec has good balance of depth and strength while the palate is ample, rich with delicate soft tannins culminating in a long finish. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £66.83
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San Huberto VALEZCO Malbec La Rioja Argentina Description: This wine is the result of the carefull blending of the wines produced in our wineries of La Rioja and Mendoza obtaining as a result a product of unique characteristics. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £79.52
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Finca Las Moras RESERVA Malbec San Juan Argentina Description: Winemaker comments: The desert climate produces a soft, medium to full bodied wine with a ripe red fruit flavour and an elegant touch of smoke and vanilla from its contact with wood. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £79.26
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Bodegas Trapiche ASTICA Merlot Malbec Mendoza Argentina Description: Bodegas Trapiche has been producing wine for 120 years. Today, it has over 1000ha of vineyards located at 7 estates throughout Mendoza at altitudes of between 630 and 1000m above sea level. This blend has a light easty drinking style with a soft round palate and fresh berry flavours culminating in an enjoyable finish. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £78.15
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Luigi Bosca Finca LA LINDA Malbec Lujan de Cuyo Argentina Description: Characteristic Intense red colour. Aromas of cherries and spices. The palate detects balanced tannins produced by 3 months ageing in French oak, satiny, good structure, fine modern. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £81.08
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Achaval Ferrer QUIMERA Mendoza Argentina Description: This tiny producer has 12 acres of ancient, ungrafted, picturesque, low-yield vineyards in three diverse, but neighbouring regions, growing Cabernet Sauvignon in Medrano, Merlot in Tupungato, and Malbec in La Consulta. From the outset, there was a very specific vision at this pocket-sized establishment: the typical yields are around 1 kilo per plant, and the aim is to produce spectacular quality in bite-sized amounts. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Merlot and the blend occurs before racking into barrels, of which 40% are new . The 2001 vintage Quimera is a very deep cherry red colour with aromas of plum, blackberry and chocolate with hints of wet earth and peat. The concentrated but very balanced palate has velvety smooth tannins and a long, velvety and mineral finish. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £128.17
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Bodega Terrazas de los Andes CHEVAL DES ANDES Mendoza Argentina Description: A joint venture between Chateau Cheval Blanc and Terrazas de los Andes, this wine is a groundbreaking blend of legendary, Bordeaux First Growth winemaking expertise with the very best terroir in Argentina, resulting in an elegant New World tribute to the historic art of ssemblage. Cheval des Andes is made according to the traditional methods used since the middle of the 19th century. The spirited Argentine thoroughbred has taken from Cheval Blanc its expertise in blending and its painstaking, almost craftsman-like approach. Carefully controlled yields, no use of herbicides, bunch thinning, extreme care in the working of the soil, and so on. A host of tiny gestures that are repeated over and again throughout the year and which are the traditional hallmark of the great Bordeaux wine estates. Produced from vines ageing up to 75 years and harvested by hand this wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Aged in new French oak barrels between 15 to 18 months the wine is racked every three months and when ready fined with egg whites. This wine is a deep intense ruby-red colour almost black in middle with mauve glints on the rim. The Aroma is powerful, showing warm notes of tobacco, red berry fruit macerated in brandy, cherry stones, and home-made jam, against a backdrop of oaky, slightly spicy aromas of cedar-wood, tobacco and bay leaves. The attack on the palate is full, rich and warm with lots of freshness coming through, while sweet, ripe tannins mingle harmoniously with the oak beautifully rounded off by a full, long finish. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £240.40
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Bodega Caro AMANCAYA Mendoza Argentina Description: Owner of Chateau Lafite Rothschild for five generations, the Rothschild family has been based in this Bordeaux vineyard since 1868. High values and the respect of traditional methods make them passionate about harmony and excellence. Their wines bear witness to that passion year after year and their skills have patiently enriched the wines through the generations, with world-renowned success. Over the years, Domain Baron de Rothschild has expanded its offerings through the acquisition of several french Chateau's as well as ventures in Portugal. However, in 1998 the Caro Project, based in Mendoza, Argentina was started. The idea was raised about forming a partnership between Domaines Barons de Rothschild and the Catena family. Initial enthusiasm was rapidly transformed into a project to produce a single wine combining French and Argentinean cultures. The word Amancaya is the native indian name of a flower of the Andes that you can find in the Mendoza area. This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec and it is aged 11 months in French oak of which 20% are new barrels. A foward fruity style coming from the higher percentage of Malbec demonstrates both the new and old world heritage at the core of this wines roots. A lovely dark red coloured wine it is showing a fruity nose primarily of red fruit with vanilla as well as spice notes. Nice concentration, this wine is fleshy while the wood is well blended with the fruit, the gentle tannins and nice length complement each other. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £134.81
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Achaval Ferrer Malbec Mendoza Argentina Description: Intense and seductive from the outset spice, black fruit, cedar and tobacco on the nose, gaining in intensity and developing dark, earthy complexity on the palate. 100% Malbec. Fermentation took place in a small tank. Pressed and racked into French oak barrels, 100% new, where it was aged for 14 months. The vineyards are between 2400 and 3600 feet above sea level, in the Mendoza province.Winemaker Roberto Cipresso makes two wines here, Altamira and Quimera. Selection and growth restriction are paramount. It takes two vines to produce just one bottle of Quimera and a staggering three for Altamira. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £143.12
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Codorniu SEPTIMA Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza Argentina Description: The blend known as corte in Argentina produces the full body, concentrated colour and round flavour of Malbec and the strength and tannin of Cabernet Sauvignon. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £82.20
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Codorniu SEPTIMA Malbec Mendoza Argentina Description: This wine ages in French and American oak casks producing a dark red colour with violet reflections and the intense aromas of sweet fruits. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £46.25
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Bodega Poesia CLOS DES ANDES Mendoza
Description: Produced from 100% Malbec that has been aged for 12 months in French oak, this is profoundly dark in the glass. The nose is open and attractive with sweet-scented bramble and floral notes. There is a core of pure, dark berry fruit on the palate, with mocha and spice notes adding complexity. Fine ripe tannins and a mineral acidity add backbone and structure to the opulent fruit. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £240.23
