Premium Argentine Malbecs – the tasting notes

Below are tasting notes on more than 50 Argentine Malbecs which sell for more than £10/$20 a bottle. Julia’s conclusions from this tasting can be read here in inside information.

Wines are listed alphabetically by name of producer, ignoring words such as Viña or Bodega.

Viña Alicia Malbec 2005 Mendoza 16.5 Drink 2008-10

A boutique winery (annual production c 20,000 bottles) set up in 1998 in the Lunlunta region of Luján de Cuyo and owned by Alicia Mateu de Arizu, wife of winemaker Alberto Arizu, who owns 105-year old Luigi Bosca. In addition to Malbec, they have...