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.  But wine has being produced in [...]

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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 measures.  But when it comes to wines I’ll recommend, it’s [...]

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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 to exist anymore.  And the importer, Prestige Wine Group, doesn’t list this wine on their [...]

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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.  But I don’t think that’s how they came up with the name, [...]

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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.  And while it’s at the high end of wines produced under the Alamos brand, these wines are part of the Catena [...]

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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 old vineyards in the Vistalba region, about 3,000 feet above sea level.  The grapes [...]

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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 first became familiar with the vineyards of Mendoza, Argentina and in 1997 [...]

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