Wine from Mendoza

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: The site-specific 2018 Malbec Appellation Gualtallary comes from specific soils, two plots that they believe transmit the maximum expression of limestone to Malbec, giving a structured wine with fine-grained tannins but a...

jamessuckling.com, 97 points: This is another rock-star chardonnay from here with dried-apple, pear-skin, crushed-stone and peach-pit character. Full body. Creamy texture. Phenolic form and a long, flavorful finish. Drink or hold.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: The 2018 Cheval des Andes is a blend of 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in small lots in 3,000- to 8,000-liter tanks and matured 40% in 225-liter oak barrels, 40% in 400-liter oak barrels and the remaining...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The 2018 Calcáreo de Granito de Tupungato was produced with grapes from Gualtallary (Tupungato Winelands); it will eventually show Gualtallary on the label, but for now it says Tupungato. The wine has the wilderness of...

Decanter, 97 points: The 2016 vintage is a classic example, a superb blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with 31% Malbec and 8% Cabernet Franc that’s still in its infancy. Subdued aromas of cassis, black cherries and nuanced herbaceous and tobacco...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: I felt more austerity and better balance in the 2017 Adrianna Vineyard Fortuna Terrae compared with the wines from warmer years; it feels harmonious and very integrated. There is some citrus freshness in the nose...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: The 2018 Cheval des Andes is a blend of 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in small lots in 3,000- to 8,000-liter tanks and matured 40% in 225-liter oak barrels, 40% in 400-liter oak barrels and the remaining...

jamessuckling.com, 100 points: Incredible aromas of blackberries, hot stones, wet earth and flowers. Full-bodied, it floats across the palate with ultra-fine tannins that melt into the wine. Superb, long finish of subtle fruit and terroir-defined...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: The 2013 Gran Enemigo is a blend with a lot more Cabernet Franc, quite different from the 2012. It is a blend of 50% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Malbec, 10% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot from Gualtallary in...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: The 2018 Cheval des Andes is a blend of 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in small lots in 3,000- to 8,000-liter tanks and matured 40% in 225-liter oak barrels, 40% in 400-liter oak barrels and the remaining...

jamessuckling.com, 97 points: I always love this wine for its aromatic complexity with sweet tobacco, berries, walnuts and smoked meat. Full-bodied, very complex and velvety with a long, long finish. Superb fruit. Drink or hold.

jamessuckling.com, 97 points: This is crazy wine with amazing volcanic-ash, dark-berry, iron and spice aromas and flavors. Full body and ripe, layered tannins. Shows such layered intensity. Energetic finish. Drink or hold.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: They bought three 5,000-liter oak vats for the Calcáreo Malbec range, and the 2018 Calcáreo Río de los Chacayes fermented in that cask and in concrete and then matured in the cask. The wine shows the stony soils with less...

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: The black currants and blueberries pop out of the glass on the nose. Full-bodied, yet tight and reserved with fine, creamy tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Shows tension and focus. Drinkable now, but can improve with...