2009 Gauchezco 'Plata' MalbecMendoza, Argentina - NEW RELEASE Online Shopping Event

This is a wine with roots. Malbec from a vineyard that can be traced back to the original French root-stocks first planted in Mendoza by Governor Tiburcio Benegas in 1868, Plantings from this very vineyard were grafted and transported back to France during the grape phylloxera crisis at the end of the 19th century. Production from some of the oldest Malbec wines in the world; this is a brand new release that has just hit U.S. shores. A wine our Panel said delivers for the palate today and will do so over several years ahead; it’s a great example of why Malbec’s seen a surge in popularity.Argentine Malbec (like this one) has proven to be good news for U.S. oenophiles. Responsible for producing wines that are of a higher caliber than its neighbor, it’s the best the country has to offer, becoming the flagship grape of the domestic wine industry in the past recent years. Fruit grown mostly in the high-altitude region of Mendoza, it’s seen a focus on cultivation advancements in the past decades by a handful of Argentine families, including the Anesi family. more