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Malbec
2017
Mendoza, Argentina
100% Malbec.

Old and New World meet in this bottle.
All the complexity of Europe with all the finesse of California!

What we love most about Achaval-Ferrer is their belief that it is appropriate to have the smallest amount of intervention necessary between the earth, the vine
and the winery is needed to make a great glass of wine!

92 Points James Suckling
 "Notes of bright blackcurrants, elderberries, crushed violets, pepper and coffee bean. Full body, lovely vibrant acidity, juicy tannins, plenty of tangy fruit and a deliciously fruity finish."

 Elsewhere at $24.99

Our Regular price $19.99

Special Sale Price

$16.00 a bottle

 $84.00 for six ( $14.00 )

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Our Thoughts on this wine.....

This is the textbook definition of Malbec in a great vintage year.
Bright violet in color, this wine is fresh and floral, featuring blackberry, plums and violets on the nose and palate.
The wine is soft and round with a hint of perfectly timed minerality.
Silky tannins mark a lengthy finish.
Low yields, careful vineyard management and low intervention winemaking are the hallmark of this producer.
Delicious!
 

A bit about Achaval-Ferrer ….

Founded in 1998, Achaval-Ferrer is a team of friends who dream about great wines. Achaval-Ferrer is also a collection of old vineyards in beautiful places. They are committed to the production of wines that are expressive of their terroir. They are a small winery because this is the key to top quality. Low yields allow the vineyards to express their personality in the grapes

Roberto Cipresso
One of the best and most renowned winemakers in the world.

After his first personal successes his activities expanded toward other areas of Tuscany and to companies settled within the most important Italian regions. In 1999 he remounts the creation of Winemaking, founding an agronomic and oenological advisory group where he currently works with the collaboration of a team of technicians he has personally selected.
 
Currently ´Winemaking´ works with over thirty companies distributed throughout the country. Over the lifetime of his professional career he has previously and continues to work with different foreign companies amongst these we have the pleasure of mentioning the prestigious Achaval-Ferrer of Argentina. He own

s the small firm of Fattoria La Fiorita, located in the heart of Montalcino where precious yet limited bottles of Brunello are produced. He is the founder of the Winecircus project which is the wine-cellar laboratory that is able to use private vineyards and to the operation of an experimental wine-cellar are able to develop research geared toward diverse aspects of the wine industry in collaboration with the University of Padova in Milan, Trento in Pisa and Udine.
 
He is a frequent speaker at different national and international conferences on technical-scientific nature. Back in 2000 at a Jubilee he had the opportunity to conduct a special Cuvee with Pope John Paul II. Amongst other important recognitions during his career is being named the “Best Italian Winemaker” in June of 2006 at the “Oscar del Vino 2006” celebrations. Later in 2008 he is named “Man of the Year for the Food category by Men´s Health Magazine.
 
His three books entitled, “The Romance of Wine”, “Wine Philosophy” and “Vineide” written in collaboration with Giovanni Negri (Stefano Milioni created the glossary for “The Romance of Wine”) we published on September 27th of 2006, October 12th of 2008 and on September 23rd of 2009. “Wine and Spirits” magazine proclaimed that the Achaval-Ferrer winery was the “Best Wine-cellar in the World” in 2009.
 
In April of 2010 he meets with the Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano and receives the honor of creating a special wine, “City of Wine”, for the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. In 2011 Robert Parker, the owner of the prestigious magazine "The Wine Advocate" gave Achaval-Ferrer 99 out of 100 points for the Finca Altamira 2009, 98 out of 100 for the Finca Bellavista 2009 and 96 out of 100 points for the Finca Mirador 2009.