Producer: Fincas Patagonicas Region: Agrelo and Alto Agrelo vineyards, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina Grape: Malbec Vintage: 2019 ABV: 13.6% Price: $17 Overview Zolo’s Malbec embodies the spirit of classic, passion-driven Argentinean Malbec. From the sustainable practices and family-operated winery to the terroir-focused wines, Zolo’s …
Wine Review: Eulalie Cahors 2010 (French Malbec) Producer: Chateau de Cenac Region: Cahors, France Grape: Malbec (Auxerrois or cot) Vintage: 2010 ABV: 12.5 % Price: $25-$30 Overview: Up until this Eulalie Cahors’s bottle, I’d never had French Malbec, and as a big fan of Argentine Malbec, I …
Producer: Aplanta Region: Alentejo, Portugal Grape: Red Blend (70% Aragonez, 30% Alicante Bouschet) Vintage: 2018 ABV: 14% Price: $10.00 Overview: There are very wines that I call “a funk of a wine,” but this is Portuguese Alentejo red blend is of them. These also seem …
Marques de Riscal’s Arienzo was the bottle that made me fall in love with Spanish wine and showed me what tempranillo’s could do. With tempranillo being Spain’s most widely produced and most popular grape, you can typically expect great things from Spanish tempranillo. This great quality usually comes at a great, affordable price as well, due to Spanish wine historically being overlooked for its more prestigious neighbors, France and Italy. Arienzo serves as a great introduction to Spanish wine as well as an adventurous, complex bottle for those already familiar with the country’s wine.
This inexpensive rich, tasty Bordeaux drinks like it could be double its price. A blend of heavy merlot and rich cabernet sauvignon make for a beautiful wine.