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Doña Paula Malbec – Lujan de Cuyo
In winery years, Doña Paula is still relatively young, with it’s roots going back to just 1997. It was actually founded by Grupo Claro from Chile, owners of Viña Santa Rita, as they diversified operations into Argentina. You could say it ...
Layer Cake Malbec
Being as into wine as I am, I get into a lot of conversations about wine and I’ve noticed that there are a few names that come up time and time again. One of those names is Layer Cake, and that’s particularly related to their Shiraz. ...
Gascón Malbec
It seems that in all the wine shops I visit, Don Miguel Gascón is the Malbec that I see everywhere. Perhaps that’s because it’s distributed by wine powerhouse, EJ Gallo. It’s named after the original founder of the winery, who ...
Tercos Malbec
Tercos is a relatively young wine brand, but the men behind it have a long family history in the wine business. The winery is owned and operated by Pedro and Patricio Santos, sons of Argentine winemaker Ricardo Santos. Ricardo founded the Norton ...
Trapiche Broquel Malbec
As I continue this series on Malbec I’m struck by the fact that it seems like it’s just been within the past ten years that most of us in the US started to notice Argentine wines, and the rise of Malbec seems to be at the crux of that. ...
Santa Julia Organica Malbec
While there are several characteristics to wine that I enjoy discussing and writing about in reviews, my quest ultimately boils down to two critical measures: 1) Is it good? And 2) Is it affordable? The sweet spot is when a wine does well in both m...
Silvertop Malbec
I was a little suspicious from the get go with this wine. I didn’t know anything about the producer (and still don’t) and the price seemed too good to be true. The website listing on the label, silvertopwine.com doesn’t appear t...
High Note Elevated Malbec
High Note was created through a partnership between Click Wine Group, a Seattle-based importer, and Vista del Sur winery in Argentina. The name of this wine caught my eye because I often think about the aromas and flavors in wine like musical notes.Â...
Alamos Selección Malbec
Like many wine producers, Alamos produces a couple different tiers of their wines. I’ve previously reviewed their entry-level Malbec, which was pretty good. This bottle, branded Alamos Selección, is the higher-tier Malbec from Alamos. An...
Trumpeter Malbec from Rutini Wines
Founded in 1885 by Italian immigrant Felipe Rutini, Rutini Wines is one of the oldest wineries in Argentina. They currently have 255 hectares of vineyards in five different parts of Mendoza, Argentina. The grapes for this Malbec come from 9 year ol...
Jean Bousquet Malbec Reserva
Our series on Malbec continues today with a look at a very good Malbec from a French winemaker who relocated to Argentina. Jean Bousquet began his winemaking career in Carcassonne, France, where he spent over 20 years honing his craft. In 1990 he...
Diseño Malbec
Sometimes I search and search, but can’t find any background info on a wine to share with you all. I combed through the results on my favorite wine search engine, Able Grape, and there was nothing enlightening to be found. Even the website ...
Gouguenheim Malbec
I picked up this particular Malbec on a whim one day. I hadn’t seen it before and had never actually heard of it, but for some reason I decided to give it a shot, and I’m glad I did. The grapes in the Gouguenheim Malbec were grown in El...
Tanguero Malbec
We taste a lot of different wines for this website and thanks to advances in the technology of winemaking over the past 20 years, we don’t come across a lot of total clunkers. There are plenty of wines that aren’t great, plenty that cou...
Alamos Malbec
Not so long ago, we reviewed the Alamos Chardonnay and now we’re taking another look at Alamos for their Malbec. Check out the Chardonnay review for a little background on Alamos, as I’m going keep this review short and get right to the...
Bodega Septima Malbec
I’ve been sitting on a stack of Malbec reviews for a while, waiting to get enough done to do a good series on Malbec and it’s time to finally start posting them. Although, I’m sure I’ll break up the series with a couple othe...
