2021 BenMarco Expresivo BenMarco wines go higher in elevation and work in extreme site never explored before. Edgardo del Popolo, viticulturist and wine-maker for BenMarco, expresses through these wines the characteristics of the best soils and grapes of Mendoza. Expresivo is harvested from Gualtallary Terroir, which translates in mineral notes, firm fine grained tannins and great length. The result is a vertical wine with ultra-fine grained tannins, long after taste and great ageing potential. For more info, visit BenMarco website. VARIETALS 85% Malbec, 15% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2021 BenMarco Malbec BenMarco Malbec is produced with fruit from Chacayes in the Valle de Uco, home of silt loam soils of alluvial origin with a high proportion of gravel throughout the profile and with very good drainage. This terroir is translated in purity of fruit with bright acidity, firm tannins and good lenght. “BenMarco Malbec is a testament to Uco Valley where it hails from, proffering a bouquet of fresh black fruit, floral notes of violets with bright acidity, firm tannins and great lenght.” – EDY DEL PÓPOLO For more info, visit BenMarco website. VARIETALS 100% Malbec VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2021 Susana Balbo Brioso Brioso means “a fervent love of challenge” and expresses a passionate spirit to create a wine that reaches the most sublime quality. Refined and elegant, this blend is the result of the combination of my oenological skills and knowledge and the uniqueness of Agrelo, one of the best terroirs in Argentina. Susana Balbo is regarded as Argentina’s finest female winemaker, and this Brioso is a great wine which showcase her talents. It’s consistently good quality year on year with recent vintages aiming to be more European in style, less fruit driven and more traditional Bordeaux. For more info, visit Susana Balbo website. VARIETALS 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Malbec, 18% Cabernet Franc, 9% Petit Verdot VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2021 Susana Balbo Crios Torrontés From the very beginning, Susana Balbo has been dominating the art of breaking the rules. She was a pioneer in Torrontés wines, transforming this traditional grape of Argentina into an emblematic one. Her first harvest broke the rules by creating a premium style of Torrontés distinguished by its elegant notes of white flowers, pear and ripe peach. In a few words: dry, fresh and aromatic. For more info, visit Susana Balbo website. VARIETALS 100% Torrontés VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2019 Susana Balbo Nosotros Single Vineyard Nómade Malbec Nosotros line celebrates the efforts of all the people who work day by day to make this wine and it is considered the winery’s “selection of selections”. Each vintage, Susana selects the harvest’s best single vineyard to create Nosotros, one of Argentina’s most iconic 100% Malbec wines. Nosotros is one of the few ultra-premium Argentine Malbecs that can boast impressive power with incredible balance and refined structure thanks to Susana’s artful winemaking. Every wine collector must have a bottle in the cellar. For more info, visit Susana Balbo website. VARIETAL 100% Malbec VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Susana Balbo Signature Malbec Many Malbec associate with powerful, robust and sweet-fruited red wines, but Susana Balbo chooses instead to emphasize the elegant fruity and minerality of the grape variety. Made with purchased grapes from Altamira, this impressive, limestone-influenced Malbec contains 4% Merlot in this vintage. It’s a scented, well balanced expression of the grape with bright acidity, crunchy blackberry fruit, well integrated oak and filigree tannins. More evidence of the change of style here. For more info, visit Susana Balbo website. VARIETALS 96% Malbec, 4% Merlot VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note