Argentina: New Releases

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1 Argentina: New Releases The commoditization of Argentine Malbec, especially those from, continues apace, as this category has become a hugely successful brand in the international wine market. While cut-throat competition and downward pressure on pricing pose a serious challenge to quality-conscious producers trying to make distinctive wines from reasonable crop levels in favored vineyard sites, these same factors are a boon to lovers of rich red wines. Better yet, the cool, extended 2013 growing season produced unusually vibrant and refined wines in the semi-desert region, which accounts for the lion s share of Argentina s finest red wines. So if you ve been avoiding Argentine wines because you re a long-term Euro drinker who associates blinding desert sunshine with dehydrated grape skins, cooked fruit aromas, high alcohol, low acidity and rustic tannins, now is the perfect moment to catch up on this amazingly rich category of wine. Vineyards in Cafayate, Salta Argentina is a Massive Wine Producer. Argentina remains #4 in U.S. wine imports behind France, Italy and Australia. Much of this is bulk wine (mostly Malbec) purchased by giant U.S. wineries at dirt-cheap prices. Some of this juice goes into lowend labels but large quantities are also blended with California wine. Our overall imports of bottled wines from Argentina were down slightly in 2014 (6% in total cases, 7% in dollar value). At the level of the wines that Vinous readers are more likely to purchase and enjoy, exports to the U.S. from the top ten Argentine producers (companies like Catena, Trapiche, Norton and Zuccardi) were essentially flat but these large players continued to increase their market share, to more than 50% in Meanwhile, the top ten U.S. distributors continue to augment their share of all wine sales in the U.S. The result of these factors has been ever-stiffer competition for producers at virtually every price

2 point and growing market pressure on boutique wineries in Argentina, whose margins are also now under attack by the country s galloping inflation. This perfect storm of market forces has had a silver lining for American consumers: lots of satisfying rich wines at affordable prices. In the $15 to $20 range, it s hard to beat Argentina for wine value, and that includes the delightfully fresh, aromatic wines made from the country s signature white variety Torrontés. But it s the Wild West out there: as with other wine-producing areas relatively new to the international wine scene, paying more for a bottle of Argentine wine does not necessarily get you a better drink. Sometimes the higher-priced wines are simply from riper fruit (often harvested too late and overripe). Or they re gritty and overextracted. Too many so-called Reserve bottlings are buried under a shroud of new oak and not always high-quality oak or kept too long in the barrel or cellar before being released. At the top levels, though, Argentina is making a larger number of world-class wines than ever before. In recent years, its producers have become more sophisticated at matching the right varieties to the right sites i.e., those with favored soils, altitude and sun exposure. Most of s finest vineyards are planted at high altitude (generally between 3,000 and 5,000 feet), which partly mitigates the effect of the desert heat. Some producers are increasingly introducing new grapes (such as Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot) into their blends in order to more accurately and completely present their distinctive _terroirs_. Others are taking a somewhat different approach to making better-balanced and more complex wines: by creating blends from a single variety from vineyards planted at different altitudes, even over a fairly large area. Vineyards in La Rioja Recent Cool Years As long-time readers of the International Wine Cellar know, I have a strong preference for cooler, longer growing seasons in hot, dry regions especially when the grapes can be harvested late before autumn rains arrive. Long, steady ripening without extreme heat allows for fuller flavor development, retention of fresher and more complex aromas, density of texture without heaviness, healthier levels of natural acidity,

3 and finer-grained tannins in short, more refined wines. This was a characteristic, for example, of the splendid 2010 vintage in Washington State, another arid wine-growing region featuring hot days and cool nights during the summer. Two thousand thirteen in Argentina is in a similar vein, although, to be fair, Argentina hasn t had a really warm year since If some 2013s sacrifice a bit of power in favor of finesse, that s not a great loss, as s red wines from Malbec and Cabernet generally have muscle to spare. The 2013 growing season brought a sizable crop of healthy grapes, with production generally larger than that of the previous three vintages. Following a successful flowering and fruit set, the weather was mostly warm from December through January. But February and especially March turned cooler, with chilly nights; and cool but dry autumn conditions ensured slow, even ripening without dehydration of the fruit. The harvest took place about two weeks later than average. The result has been fresh, often floral wines with sound acidity, vibrant fruit, medium body, considerable aromatic complexity, and good aging potential. With naturally high acidity and low ph levels and moderate grape sugars, the wines show lovely delineation and balance and should age gracefully. They are as likely to seduce as to overwhelm and how often can that be said about Argentina s biggest reds? Colors are healthy and tannins are ripe in The Cabernets ripened well and the Malbecs are fruity and floral and perhaps less meaty than the 2012s. The wines are typically a bit lower in alcohol than the 2012s. But there was plenty of fruit, so control of yields was critical to avoid dilution. The second half of the growing season was a bit more humid in Patagonia, and according to some reports these wines are often less concentrated. The warmer 2012 growing season followed a winter with relatively little snow, so vines in many locations began with water stress. There was widespread frost in late September, but the late-budding Cabernet Sauvignon was less affected. The hot, dry Zonda wind in early November cut potential yields in and San Juan, except for the Cabernet, which had not yet flowered. The summer was then quite warm, but conditions turned cloudy and cool in March and what had begun as a hot year finished as a cool one. Yields were small and the wines can be very concentrated, even inky, with Malbec in particular intensified by reduced crop levels. The fruit benefited from good hang time on the vines, but the wines do not generally have the acidity of cooler years like 2013 or Two thousand twelve was a more challenging vintage for parts of the Salta region owing to atypical summer rains. Two thousand eleven saw serious frost damage on November 9, especially severe at lower altitudes. The flowering was prolonged, setting the stage for uneven ripening of the grapes. Cooler-than-normal weather in January and February slowed the ripening process. March and April were reasonably dry and warm, and the wines generally have healthy phs and good ripeness. It was another late harvest, and the Cabernets are generally deeply colored and aromatically complex. Incidentally, according to most reports 2014 was the coldest vintage in in years. It was a very irregular year with harvest-time rains, and even some issues with botrytis. The challenge was to pick precisely and get the fruit adequately ripe.

4 Vineyards in Neuquén Label Confusion I have recapped in the following paragraphs some of my comments on Argentine wine labels from my coverage in the International Wine Cellar a year ago. Unfortunately, Argentine wine labels often raise more questions than they answer, and they re apt to confound consumers in export markets. Some producers, for example, use more specific appellations like Luján de Cuyo in or Cafayate Valley in Salta on front labels, while others note these place names only in small print on the back. The names of the wines themselves frequently change slightly from vintage to vintage. Words like Reserve and Reserva are of course interchangeable, but in addition to such minor differences, the labels on many samples I received from Argentina are not exactly the way they will appear on bottles shipped to U.S. importers. The trend toward focusing on specific, favored microclimates and tightly defined _terroirs_ and announcing this on labels continues. Obviously the Luján de Cuyo region, called a Primera Zona (top area) in Argentina, is shown on many labels, but more and more wineries are beginning to promote the names of more specific sectors or departments within regions, such as Vistalba, Agrelo or Perdriel within Luján de Cuyo (Lujan de Cuyo, located just south of the city of, is the only DOC designation in that is approved by national law). There is little consistency to the use of most place names, nor do these names have legal standing; and, of course, there s no requirement to use them. Some famous individual vineyard names mean something to wine connoisseurs in the home market but do not yet signify much to American wine consumers.

5 Vineyards in, with the Andes Mountains in the background The Uco Valley, situated farther to the south, is one of the 17 departments grouped under the 3 desertic regions (in this case, the Central Oasis) that comprise. (Luján de Cuyo is part of the Northern Oasis region.) And those 17 departments are again subdivided. But wineries can simply say Uco Valley on their labels and not refer to the sector. On the other hand, wineries based in less-favored, lower-altitude sections of prefer simply to put on the label. Don t worry: none of this will be on the final exam. I tasted all of the wines in this report between December and February. Please note that I have been intentionally conservative with my projected drinking ranges for these wines. Based on my personal experience, a significant percentage of Argentine reds are at their best within five to seven years after the vintage, as there is more to lose than to gain by waiting longer than that. But a minority of producers have established track records for making ageworthy wines structured, balanced, concentrated wines that gain in texture and complexity with a decade or more of cellaring while maintaining their energy and shape. And with each passing year, the number of producers making wines with staying power is growing. Photo credits: Wines of Argentina -- Stephen Tanzer

6 Stephen Tanzer 2015 Releases Vintage Producer Wine Title Score 2011 Bodega Catena Zapata Catena Zapata Malbec Nicasia Vineyard La Consulta Viña Cobos Cobos Volturno Proprietary Red Wine Perdriel Bodega Catena Zapata Chardonnay White Bones Adrianna Vineyard Achaval Ferrer Finca Bella Vista Malbec Terrazas de los Andes Cheval des Andes Luján de Cuyo Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard Gualtallary Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Catena Zapata Argentino Viña Cobos Bramare Malbec Marchiori Vineyard Perdriel Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Catena Alta Viña Cobos Cobos Malbec Marchiori Vineyard Block C2 Perdriel El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Cabernet Franc Gualtallary Bodega Catena Zapata Chardonnay White Stones Adrianna Vineyard Mendel Finca Remota Malbec Mendel Unus Casarena Malbec Jamilla's Vineyard Perdriel El Enemigo Chardonnay Viña Cobos Bramare Malbec Luján de Cuyo Terrazas de los Andes Malbec Single Vineyard Las Compuertas Luján de Cuyo Trapiche Terroir Series Malbec Finca Coletto Tupungato 92

7 2012 Casarena DNA Cabernet Sauvignon Luján de Cuyo Valentin Bianchi Enzo Bianchi Red Wine San Rafael Bodega Tacuil Viñas de Davalos Salta BenMarco Expresivo Valle de Uco Achaval Ferrer Finca Altamira Malbec El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Cabernet Franc Agrelo Viña Cobos Bramare Malbec Rebón Vineyard La Consulta Viña Cobos Bramare Malbec Zingaretti Vineyard Villa Bastiás Valle de Uco Susana Balbo Brioso Agrelo Bodega Noemia Malbec Rio Negro Valley Bodega Noemia J. Alberto Malbec Rio Negro Valley Bodega Catena Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon Alta Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta Y Cinco Patagonia Bodega Catena Zapata Nicolas Catena Zapata Susana Balbo Malbec Pulenta Estate Gran Cabernet Franc XI Luján de Cuyo Bodega Rolland Mariflor Malbec Valle de Uco Luca Beso de Dante Bodega Rolland Mariflor Sauvignon Blanc Valle de Uco Flechas de los Andes Gran Corte Viña Cobos Chardonnay Bramare Marchiori Vineyard Perdriel Vistalba Corte A Luján de Cuyo 91

8 2012 Viña Cobos Cocodrilo Corte TintoNegro Zaha Cabernet Franc TintoNegro Malbec 1955 Vineyard San Carlos Susana Balbo Torrontés Barrel Fermented Valle de Uco El Enemigo Bonarda Bodegas Salentein Single Vineyard Chardonnay Plot No. 2 Valle de Uco Casarena Sinergy Reserva Luján de Cuyo Clos de los Siete Clos de Los Siete Uco Valley Puerto Ancona Siesta Cabernet Sauvignon Valle de Uco Lamadrid Estate Wines Las Vertientes Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Treinta Y Dos Patagonia Bodega Catena Zapata Cabernet Sauvignon Bodega Catena Zapata Catena Alta Chardonnay Teho Malbec Antucura Grand Vin Vista Flores Luca Nico Malbec Viña Cobos Bramare Cabernet Sauvignon Marchiori Vineyard Perdriel Viña Alicia Brote Negro Malbec Luján de Cuyo Vistalba Corte B Luján de Cuyo Viña Alicia Nebbiolo Luján de Cuyo Viña Cobos Bramare Malbec Touza Vineyard Las Compuertas 91+

9 2011 Trapiche 2011 Terrazas de los Andes Terroir Series Malbec Finca Ambrosia Gualtallary Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard Los Aromos Luján de Cuyo El Enemigo Cabernet Franc El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Casarena DNA Malbec Luján de Cuyo Casarena Cabernet Sauvignon Owen's Vineyard Agrelo Bodegas Poesia Poesia Bodegas Salentein Malbec Plot No. 21 Single Vineyard José Galante Valle de Uco Bodegas Caro Caro Valle de Uco Bodega Noemia Due Red Wine Rio Negro Valley Antucura Veinte Anos Uco Valley Tikal Patriota Mendel Malbec Pascual Toso Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Las Barrancas Vineyards Maipú Norton Privada Navarro Correas Structura Ultra Pascual Toso Alta Cabernet Sauvignon Las Barrancas Vineyards Maipú O. Fournier Alfa Crux Malbec Valle de Uco Mendel Semillon La Posta Malbec Pizzella Luca Chardonnay G Lot 90

10 2011 Finca Sophenia Synthesis The Blend Tupungato DiamAndes Malbec Uco Valley El Enemigo Malbec Achaval Ferrer Quimera Vistalba Corte C Luján de Cuyo Tomero Malbec Gran Reserva Uco Valley Viña Alicia Malbec Las Compuertas Luján de Cuyo Terrazas de los Andes Malbec Reserva Val de Flores Malbec Valle de Uco Tomero Malbec Reserva Uco Valley San Pedro de Yacochuya Malbec Valle de Cafayate Salta Cuarto Dominio Malbec La Consulta Colomé Estate Malbec Salta Del Desierto Desierto 25 Sauvignon Blanc Patagonia Colomé Torrontés Salta Colomé Reserva Malbec Salta Casarena Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Luján de Cuyo Casarena Estate Red Blend Luján de Cuyo Bodegas Salentein Numina Cabernet Franc Valle de Uco Casarena Malbec Lauren's Vineyard Agrelo Bodega Tacuil 33 de Davalos Red Wine Salta Valentin Bianchi Enzo Bianchi Red Wine San Rafael Puerto Ancona Siesta Malbec Valle de Uco 90

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15 2013 Puerto Ancona M Blend Vista Flores Bodega Piedra Negra Malbec Reserva Vista Flores Crios Tannat Limited Edition Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Barda Patagonia Crios Red Blend 89 NV Bodega Cruzat Cuvée Réserve Rosé Extra Brut Valle de Uco Crios Torrontés Argentina Bienvenuto de la Serna Malbec Valle de Uco Bodega Bressia Monteagrelo Cabernet Franc Belasco de Baquedano AR Guentota Old Vine Malbec Luján de Cuyo Belasco de Baquedano Swinto Old Vine Malbec Argento Malbec Reserva Antucura Malbec Vista Flores Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Reserve Valle de Uco Antucura Calcura Vista Flores Angulo Innocenti Malbec La Consulta Aniello Riverside Estate Malbec Rio Negro Qaramy Alto Valle de Uco Larrain, Lasmartres Toso and Undurraga (LTU) Fincas y Bodegas Montechez Malbec Valle de Uco 89+ Alma de Luna Blend Uco Valley Maal Wines Bestial Malbec Vista Flores Gouguenheim Flores Malbec Blue Melosa Valle Valle Escondido 89+

16 2011 Flechas de los Andes Gran Malbec Clos de Chacras Malbec Gran Estirpe Uco Valley Dante Robino Gran Dante Malbec Casa Montes Don Baltazar Petit Verdot Reserva San Juan Bodega Renacer Enamore Red Wine Bodega Atamisque Malbec BenMarco Cabernet Sauvignon Valle de Uco Antucura La Folie Vista Flores Alta Vista Malbec Terroir Selection Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Appellation Paraje Altamira Aniello Malbec Soil Blend Rio Negro Secreto Patagónico Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Edition Patagonia Hermanos Malbec-Tannat Valle de Cafayate Bodega NQN Malbec Blend Universo Patagonia Luis Segundo Correas Valle Las Acequias Rosedal Malbec Piatelli Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Premium Reserve Luján de Cuyo 88 NV Bodega NQN Extra Brut Cuvée Réserve Patagonia Mythic Estate Malbec Mythic Block Piatelli Vineyards Torrontés Premium Reserve Cafayate Valley Marcelo Pelleriti Wines Malbec Reserve Valle de Uco La Posta Malbec Fazzio Vineyard Manos Negras Malbec Monteviejo Lindaflor Malbec Uco Valley 88

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18 2013 El Porvenir de Cafayate Laborum Tannat Cafayate Valley Familia Mayol Quatro Primos Blend Uco Valley Filus Bodega y Viñedos Malbec Reserve Uco Valley Alpamanta Chardonnay Finca Agostino Red Blend Alpamanta Cabernet Sauvignon Familia Mayol Garnacha Blanca Finca el Origen PHI Single Vineyard Uco Valley Finca Quara Malbec Valle de Cafayate Familia Zuccardi Q Malbec Valle de Uco Finca Agostino Semillon-Sauvignon Alpasión Private Selection Alto Valle de Uco Vinorum Cabernet Sauvignon Luján de Cuyo Viña Cobos Felino Malbec Viña Cobos Felino Cabernet Sauvignon Tilia Malbec-Syrah Viña Cobos Felino Chardonnay Sottano Malbec Reserva Luján de Cuyo Viña Las Perdices Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Luján de Cuyo Trivento Eolo Malbec Luján de Cuyo Trivento Amado Sur Malbec Tomero Cabernet Sauvignon Uco Valley Trapiche Broquel Malbec 88

19 2013 Tomero Malbec Uco Valley Toneles Tonel 22 Malbec Viña Alicia Malbec Paso de Piedra Luján de Cuyo Revancha Malbec Peón Viña 1924 De Angeles Malbec Single Vineyard Vistalba Luján de Cuyo Qaramy Finca Valle de Uco Bodega Ricardo Santos Semillon Proemio Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Tupungato Pulenta Estate Gran Cabernet Franc XI Pulenta Estate Malbec Domaine Bousquet Malbec Reserva Tupungato Valley Ernesto Catena Vineyards Tahuan Bonarda El Esteco Don David Malbec Reserve Calchaqui Valley DiamAndes Perlita Chardonnay Uco Valley Familia Blanco Mairena Bonarda Reserve Luján de Cuyo Domaine Bousquet Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Tupungato Valley Del Rio Elorza Verum Pinot Noir Patagonia Del Rio Elorza Verum Malbec Patagonia Del Desierto Desierto 25 Cabernet Franc Patagonia Chanarmuyo Estate Malbec Reserva La Rioja Chanarmuyo Estate Tannat Reserva La Rioja Bodegas Tapiz Reserve Selección de Barricas 88

20 2014 Casarena Escencia 505 Luján de Cuyo Clos de Chacras Eridità Cabernet Sauvignon Uco Valley Casarena Malbec Estate Bottled Luján de Cuyo Crios Cabernet Sauvignon Calibre Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Clásico Bodegas Salentein Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Valle de Uco Valentin Bianchi Malbec Famiglia Bianchi San Rafael Calibre Estate Malbec Reserva Valentin Bianchi Cabernet Sauvignon San Rafael Bodega Tacuil Valle de Salta Vino Tinto Valle Calchaqui Valentin Bianchi Malbec San Rafael Bodega Renacer Punto Final Malbec Clásico Valentin Bianchi LEO Premium Malbec San Rafael Premier Wines Vivat Extra Brut Luján de Cuyo Crios Malbec Bodega Renacer Punto Final Malbec Reserva Lamadrid Estate Wines Las Vertientes Benchmark Bodega La Rural Rutini Merlot Tupungato Bodega Bressia Monteagrelo Malbec Lamadrid Estate Wines Cabernet Franc Single Vineyard Reserve Agrelo 88 NV Bodega Cruzat Cuvée Réserve Nature Valle de Uco Bodega Iaccarini Bonarda Cavas Don Nicasio Crios Syrah/Bonarda 88

21 2014 Bodega La Rural Rutini Sauvignon Blanc Tupungato Bodega Cicchitti Malbec Calamaco Malbec Reserva Crios Rosé of Malbec Bodega Catena Zapata Chardonnay Arido Moscato Bodega Cicchitti Malbec Emkem Antucura Cabernet Sauvignon Vista Flores Argento Cabernet Sauvignon Argenceres Dramatis Personae Blend Selecto Reserve Argenceres Lágrima Malbec Selecto Reserve Argento Chardonnay Reserva Argento Pinot Grigio Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Clásico Altocedro Año Cero Cabernet Sauvignon La Consulta Viña 1924 De Angeles Gran Malbec Single Vineyard Vistalba Luján de Cuyo Marchiori & Barraud Malbec Perdriel Gouguenheim Malbec Reserva Valle Escondido Familia Meschini Pacifico Gran Reserva Blend Domaine Bousquet Grand Reserva Malbec Tupungato Valley Ernesto Catena Vineyards Siesta Malbec Viña Las Perdices Tinamú Luján de Cuyo 88+

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23 2012 Familia Meschini Grandioso Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec Filus Bodega y Viñedos Malbec Reserve Uco Valley Eral Bravo Erales Malbec Luján de Cuyo Finca Agostino Inicio Malbec Finca el Origen Malbec Reserva Valle de Uco Alpamanta Malbec Familia Schroeder Saurus Barrel Fermented Malbec Patagonia E. S. Vino Wines Malbec Reserve Tupungato Familia Mayol Bonarda Single Vineyard Uco Valley Familia Schroeder Pinot Noir Saurus Select Patagonia El Porvenir de Cafayate Amauto Absoluto Torrontés Cafayate Valley Anko Estancia Los Cardones Tigerstone Malbec Salta Angulo Innocenti Cabernet Sauvignon La Consulta Alamos Malbec Viña Cobos Felino Merlot Vinorum Malbec Reserva Luján de Cuyo Tilia Chardonnay Viña Las Perdices Malbec Reserva Luján de Cuyo Trapiche Malbec Oak Cask Viña Alicia Paso de Piedra Chardonnay Luján de Cuyo Tilia Cabernet Sauvignon Viña Alicia Tiara Luján de Cuyo 87

24 2013 Tilia Bonarda Toneles Reserva Tonel 46 Torrontés RJ Vinedos Joffré e Hijas Gran Malbec Proemio Wines Malbec Reserve Tupungato Proemio Wines Winemaker's Selection Grand Reserve Etchart Privado Torrontés Salta Ernesto Catena Vineyards Padrillos Malbec Uco Valley El Porvenir de Cafayate Corte 1 Amauta Malbec-Cabernet-Syrah Cafayate Valley Coquena Torrontés Salta Coquena Malbec Salta Casa Montes Don Baltazar Malbec Reserva San Juan Calibre Estate Malbec Clásico Casarena Cabernet Sauvignon 505 Luján de Cuyo Alamos Cabernet Sauvignon Bodegas Tapiz Alta Collection Malbec Bodega Renacer Cabernet Sauvignon Punto Final Bodini Malbec Bodegas Salentein Chardonnay Reserve Valle de Uco Bodegas Salentein Killka Collection Red Blend Valle de Uco Bodegas La Guarda Chic Malbec San Juan The Vines of Torrontés La Rioja Bodegas Poesia Pasodoble 87

25 2013 Bodega La Rural Trumpeter Malbec Tupungato Bodega Ruca Malen Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Bodega del Fin del Mundo Postales Malbec Patagonia Colonia Las Liebres Bonarda Bodega Merced del Estero Malbec Criado en Barrica Bodega Enrique Foster Reserva Malbec Finca Castro Barros Luján de Cuyo Bodega Augusto Pulenta Augusto P. Blend San Juan Bodega Cicchitti Blend Malbec-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon Bienvenuto de la Serna Cabernet Sauvignon Uco Valley Argento Malbec Bodega Bressia Monteagrelo Syrah Arido Sauvignon Blanc Argento Bonarda Bienvenuto de la Serna Mil Piedras Malbec Uco Valley Argento Malbec Reserva Altocedro Año Cero Malbec La Consulta Nieto Senetiner Malbec Don Nicanor Funckenhausen Vineyards La Espera Gran Reserva Blend Kurt Heinlein Durigutti Reserva Malbec Familia Blanco Mairena Blend Reserve Luján de Cuyo Alamos Malbec Selección Domaine Bousquet Gaia Red Blend Tupungato Valley 87+

26 2012 Casa Montes Alzamora Syrah San Juan Bodega Enrique Foster Malbec Limited Edition Luján de Cuyo Tilia Malbec Marcelo Pelleriti Wines Sol-Fa-Sol Malbec Valley de Uco Mauricio Lorca Lorca Fantasia Malbec Uco Valley Bodega NQN Malma Pinot Noir Finca La Papay Patagonia Luigi Bosca Malbec Norton Privada Malbec Mauricio Lorca Lorca Fantasia Cabernet Sauvignon Uco Valley Mythic Estate Malbec Mythic Vineyard Monteviejo Festivo Malbec Uco Valley O. Fournier Urban Uco Malbec Valley de Uco Bodega Ricardo Santos El Malbec de Ricardo Santos Santa Ana La Mascota Cabernet Sauvignon Piatelli Vineyards Malbec Grand Reserve Luján de Cuyo Bodega Ricardo Santos Tercos Malbec Navarro Correas Colección Privada Cabernet Sauvignon Navarro Correas Colección Privada Malbec Mythic Estate Malbec Norton Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva Norton Malbec Reserva Nieto Senetiner Terroir Blend 86

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28 2014 Clos de Chacras Chardonnay Casarena Chardonnay 505 Luján de Cuyo Bodega Tacuil RD Sauvignon Blanc Valle Calchaqui Casa Montes Ampakana Malbec San Juan Casarena Malbec 505 Luján de Cuyo Bodega Merced del Estero Mil Vientos Cabernet Sauvignon San Juan Bodega Merced del Estero Malbec San Juan Bodega Cicchitti Cabernet Sauvignon Bodega Cicchitti Merlot Colección Bodega del Fin del Mundo Postales Pinot Noir Patagonia Bodega Atamisque Catalpa Pinot Noir Uco Valley Bodega Atamisque Serbal Assemblage Blend Uco Valley Belasco de Baquedano Llama Malbec Alamos Red Blend Bodega Ricardo Santos Tercos Bonarda Fincas y Bodegas Montechez Edición Malbec O. Fournier Sauvignon Blanc Valle de Uco Nieto Senetiner Malbec Funckenhausen Vineyards La Espera Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon Filus Bodega y Viñedos Torrontés Salta Filus Bodega y Viñedos Malbec Uco Valley Finca Quara Quara Estate Malbec Valle de Cafayate 85

29 2013 Familia Mayol Malbec Single Vineyard Luján de Cuyo Familia Blanco Mairena Bonarda Luján de Cuyo Tilia Torrontés Secreto Patagónico Malbec Roble Reserve Patagonia Toneles Tonel 22 Cabernet Sauvignon Secreto Patagónico Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Patagonia Familia Schroeder Alpataco Cabernet Sauvignon Patagonia Cuarto Dominio Lote 44 Malbec La Consulta Chanarmuyo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc La Rioja Chanarmuyo Estate Chardonnay La Rioja Bodega La Rural Rutini Encuentro Malbec Casa Montes Ampakana Intenso Cabernet Sauvignon San Juan Bodega Merced del Estero Blend Criado en Barrica San Juan Calamaco Malbec Arido Malbec Calamaco Malbec Gran Reserva 85