Five malbec recommended by James Suckling!

Five malbec recommended by James Suckling!

For me, every day is Malbec Day and it should not be a surprise that Argentina dominates the best of the best," Suckling posted on his official site. He tasted many wines this year, and this early access gave him the opportunity to rate and review these wines well in advance. These are five wines you would love to taste! 

Tasting Trip 2020 in Argentina

5 Great argentine malbecs

Every April 17, International Malbec Day is celebrated, the flagship strain of Argentina despite being a grape originating in France. This varietal represents us globally because it found its best expression in these lands, with labels of the highest level recognized by specialists in the field throughout the world. One of them is the American critic James Suckling, who every year produces a report on production in our country with which he considers the best wines of each harvest.

James Suckling, one of the world's most relevant wine critics, former senior editor of Wine Spectator and head of the wine department of the luxurious Asian magazine Tatler, tasted more than 1,500 wines on his recent tasting trip to Argentina and stated that this year's tasting was the best for Argentina. "The country shows more delicacy and allows the various terroirs to shine in so many excellent wines now, and it was, ofcourse, the Malbecs that shone the most." 

- Alta Vista Malbec Valle de Uco Single Vineyard Temis 2015 – JS 97
- Kaiken Malbec Mendoza Mai 2017 – JS97- 
Trapiche Malbec Gualtallary Valle de Uco Terroir Series Finca Ambrosia Single Vineyard 2017 – JS96
- Tres14 Malbec Mendoza Imperfecto 2017 – JS95 
- Zuccardi Malbec Valle de Uco Paraje Altamira Concreto 2019 – JS95

-Winery:

Familia Zuccardi 
-Name:
 Concreto
-Variety:
Malbec.
-Alcohol:
14% 
-Place of elaboration:
Finca Piedra Infinita, Paraje Altamira, Valle de Uco. 
Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina.
Red in color with violet hues.
It expresses great herbal character with notes of red fruit, strawberry, cherry, and plum that are complemented by distinctive mineral notes.
In the mouth it is long and deep. A wine with great structure and acidity.

-Winery:
Kaiken
-Name:
 Mai
-Variety:
Malbec.
-Alcohol:
15% 
-Place of elaboration:
40% Agrelo, 40% Vistalba, 20% Valle de Uco. Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina.
This wine is of an intense purple color.
On the nose it has clear mineral notes combined with black fruits, cassis and cedar, while its aging in new French oak barrels include some hints of sweet cocoa.
In the mouth it is a wine of great structure and power, it is strong and persistent. The alcohol is in perfect harmony with the acidity of the wine, which is evident in the elegance and smoothness of its finish, thanks to the quality of Vistalba's 80-year-old vineyards that are the heart of this beloved Malbec, the best of ours.