Malbec

Lower ABV An ENORMOUS amount of wine for the money here, in 100% Malbec grown carefully at high altitude and then made in steel to let the grape and place shine through. Black-fruited on the nose and palate with fine complexity... Read More

From vines at 1,300 meters (4,200 feet) elevation, this picks up a bit of mountain intensity to go with the lucious, ripe, fruit and touch of oak spice. Talking about the last vintage, Jancis Robinson summed it up nicely (in her... Read More

This is one of the most deliciously impressive Mendoza Malbecs we’ve tried in a long while, from lovely ripe fruit grown at 4,000 feet and aged 12 months in 50% new French oak. It’s a big wine, but with outstanding... Read More

Organic/Bio A dead classic and delicious French cookout red from 100% Malbec grown on limestone south of Bordeaux. Dark, stony, blackberry and pepper aromas lead to bold flavors of dark fruit, cracked black pepper and fresh, rich,... Read More

In the deep south of Languedoc, growers discovered that flooding their vineyards for 40 days in spring could kill the phylloxera louse, and that's how Ferrandiere still farms it's own-rooted vines just 12 miles from Carcassonne.... Read More

Organic/Bio Sabastian Zuccardi is helping to revolutionize our understanding of Mendoza Malbec and this, as he writes, “is a very important wine in my life. Beginning to make it was a key step on our way.” Whole clusters... Read More

Just a terrific bottle of outstanding value Malbec. Direct, fresh and loaded with dark fruit and a rich-feeling mid-palate that turns more mineral on the close. As Wine Advocate says in the 91 point praise, “It opens with... Read More

All the richness and iron/earth minerality you hope for in Cahors Malbec with the tannins nicely tamed - so you can drink this solo or with a burger vs only with cassoulet! Winemaker Didier Pelvillain's mom, Odile Delpon,... Read More