There just are not enough bottlings of Cabernet Franc available, in my opinion. I find the varietal intriguing and enjoyable – perfumy and floral, with notes of pencil lead, chocolate, raspberry, and pepper. Most of the best examples of it as a single varietal come from Chinon in the Loire, but it is also at [...]
I had originally added the Finca Las Nubes Malbec to a comparison of two other Malbecs from Salta, Argentina. But then I tasted it. It was distinct, complex, and utterly enjoyable; in other words, a wine that certainly merited being selected as my Wine of the Week. For more than 20 years, winemaker José Luis [...]
Saving the best for last, the final seminar of Saturday’s Boston Wine Expo featured Nora Favelukes of Wines of Argentina presenting on “Argentina: Celebrating Diversity.” The full house was entertained, while also being educated on Argentina’s wine, food, culture, and geography. A lot has changed in the Argentina wine industry in the past 20 to [...]
I am not a big fan of rustic wines that conjure images of horses, hay, and barnyards, and I have wondered if perhaps I lack the patience or the palate for such wines. Upon opening, Las Loicas Cabernet Sauvignon reminded me of being down on the farm. Not all that long ago many Argentine wines [...]
Eleni – I’d like to try Westport Winery’s “Grace”. From their Web site: “Scoring a 92 and earning Gold Medal status at the World Wine Championships, our aperitif Chardonnay was 7 years in the making. To make Grace is deceptively simple. We take our estate grown eau de vie of chardonnay and blend it with [...]
Bonarda is the second most popular red grape in Argentina – after Malbec, of course. Nearly 19% of red grape vineyards are planted with Bonarda. The origins of this varietal were under dispute until 2008. Was Bonarda brought to Argentina from Italy’s Piemonte region, where it is known as Bonarda Piemontese? Or was it related [...]
L’Espalier Wine Monday Argentina The Menu First Pairing 2010 Crios de Susana Balbo, Torrontés, Salta Apple Street Farm Greens with Shaved Carrot and Rhubarb Second Pairing 2009 Alfredo Roca, Malbec, Mendoza Roasted Lamb Sausage with Pearl Barley, Tomatoes and Kalamata Olives Third Pairing 2009 Jean Bosquet [sic], “Reserva”, Malbec, Tupungato Valley Grilled Flank Steak with [...]
Argentina produces some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon on the market today. That may be too much of a sweeping generalization, so I will qualify it a bit by saying relative to Cabs coming from other New World producers, such as California, Chile, and Australia. I think this is particularly true in the $18-30 price [...]
And here are the final three wines of our Malbec World Celebration! 2007 Bodega Monteviejo Lindaflor Bodega Monteviejo is owned and operated by Catherine Pere-Verge of Chateau Le Gay. With international winemaker Michel Rolland heading up the winemaking, the winery is seeking to produce very high quality wines. Glenn and I tasted the entire Monteviejo [...]
We have been eagerly anticipating Malbec World Day ever since we first learned about it a couple of months ago. Despite my early efforts to not overthink the wine selection, I did just that. In the end, I tried to find representation from some of the key winemakers in Argentina today – the ones have [...]
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