The experts’ favourites. The Argentine Malbecs most awarded by international criticism

Like salmon, Malbec goes against all the negative figures of the wine world. In a context in which the consumption of the national drink is the lowest in 60 years (12 liters per capita per year in 2024) and in which it does not stop reducing the area planted with vine, the flagship variety increased its presence in the crops by 51.6% between 2010 and 2014, and its exports already generate almost 730 million dollars per year.One of the great argu…

There are wines that are complex, demanding, and even a little pretentious. Malbec is not. Malbec is that friend who comes to dinner with an honest smile, that adapts to the climate, food and mood. Soft in mouth, loaded with aromas of ripe fruit, sometimes floral, sometimes spicy, is the ideal companion for a good conversation and a night without haste.Although he was born in Cahors, in the French Southwest, this grape found its rebirth in Mendo…

Malbec Day is celebrated on April 17th and is a very special date for wine lovers, especially for Malbec fans, an emblematic variety of Argentina. This day commemorates the importance of this grape in Argentine viticulture and its recognition worldwide. Malbec, originally from France, found in the Argentine lands a climate and an ideal terroir that have allowed it to develop unique characteristics, such as its intense color, aromas of black frui…

For many Argentines, April 17th is an important day. It is celebrated as "World Malbec Day," a wine variety that was brought to Argentina from France but has been perfected in South America to such an extent that it accounts for more than two-thirds of Argentina's wine exports. It is meant to commemorate...