{"id":833,"date":"2019-03-18T01:20:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T01:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drinkingargentina.com\/?p=833"},"modified":"2019-03-18T01:32:11","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T01:32:11","slug":"malbecsonly-honor-roll-spring-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drinkingargentina.com\/?p=833","title":{"rendered":"MalbecsOnly Honor Roll – Spring 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are the wines we’re drinking right now that are an exceptional value for their price range, vintage after vintage.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cuvelier Los Andes Colecci\u00f3n <\/strong> – The renowned Cuvelier Family is best known in France for their Ch\u00e2teau L\u00e9oville Poyferr\u00e9<\/a>, one of the most consistent providers of high-quality Bordeaux in France. Their vintage wines sell for $200 and beyond and have been known to age beautifully for decades. The Cuvelier brought their talents to Argentina’s Uco Valley in conjunction with Michel Rolland’s Clos de los Siete project, determined to prove they could create wines of similar quality. Their Grand Vin ($35) and Grand Malbec ($60) are terrific, but the champion for value is their Coleccion<\/a>, arguably the best $20 bottle of Argentine red you cay buy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tres14<\/strong> – Trapiche’s chief winemaker Daniel Pi has his own “garage winery” for his personal projects, and the brand is an amusing riff on his last name, as in 3.14. Clever, yes?This bottle is usually in the $50 range, and it’s available at Total Wine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tres14 “Imperfecto”<\/strong> – Another Daniel Pi garagista wine, the name Imperfecto is coined from the “contamination” of the Malbec with 3% Cabernet Franc. This absolutely delicious $60 bottle is available in the US at Total Wine.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Catena Appellation Series – Vista Flores and Lunlunta<\/strong> – We hear that these $20 bottles were originally intended to be exclusive to restaurants, but somewhere along the way the plan changed and they’re now available in select retail stores. Bodega Catena Zapata<\/a> does a beautiful job in every price range – perhaps no one has invested more in science and research to understand the Argentine terroir. We’re particular fans of the Lunlunta version, if you can find it in your store.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cheval\u00a0des\u00a0Andes<\/strong> – You won’t find a more worthy splurge than this $90 wine, a joint venture between Argentine wine giant Terrazas de los Andes<\/a> and France’s Ch\u00e2teau Cheval Blanc<\/a>. This is as serious as winemaking gets in South America, and spends 15 to 18 months in oak barrels. Cheval des Andes<\/a> has been getting added finesse in the last few years. If you prefer a big wine for steak, look for the 2010 and 2011 bottles and if you want something more balanced and elegant, look into the later vintages. We’ve seen 2011 bottles at Green’s in Atlanta for as little as $55.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Here are the wines we’re drinking right now that are an exceptional value for their price range, vintage after vintage. Cuvelier Los Andes Colecci\u00f3n – The renowned Cuvelier Family is best known in France for their Ch\u00e2teau L\u00e9oville Poyferr\u00e9, one of the most consistent providers of high-quality Bordeaux in France. Their vintage wines sell for … <\/p>\n

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