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Argentina
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Argentina is without doubt producing some of the most exciting new world wines at the moment. The leading black grape is Malbec – fruity when young and elegant and rich with bottle age. These wines are grown at high altitudes and are perfect with the excellent beef that the country also produces. I am very excited about all of these small grower wines. They offer terrific value relative to their quality level. |
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Torrontes Fantasia 2009, Mauricio Lorca |
 £8.49 per bottle £101.88 per case
Soft, full and rich yet wonderfully fresh and delightfully aromatic without being blousy or overly perfumed.
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Try pairing this with spicy foods and strong flavours like Toulouse sausages and smoked cheeses.
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Malbrontes Malbec Torrontes 2009, Mauricio Lorca |
 £8.49 per bottle £101.88 per case
“A young Malbec with 5% Torrontes in the blend. Very satisying, well balanced, velevty fruit with just a lightly floral note” Jancisrobinson.com
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Pasion 4 Bonarda 2006, RJ Vinedos |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Blackberries, strawberries and redcurrants abound on the nose with delicate notes of white chocolate. A soft, harmonious palate with a rich, ripe structure and a delicate touch of oak. If you’ve not yet discovered the wonders of Argentine Bonarda, start here.
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Pasion 4 Merlot 2008, RJ Vinedos |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Deep, concentrated red colour with purple hints. An expressive wine with ripe, fruity aromas of plum, cherry and strawberries as well as notes of mineral, chocolate and vanilla. Soft and round on the palate with mature velvety tannins, well-balanced and full-bodied with a long finish.
“Meaty nose. Lots of ripe fruit and then very fine and refined. This is the sort of red wine you could drink by the glass without food. Smooth, refined and gentle. Well done! Good value.”
Jancis Robinson’s Purple Pages, April 2009
Drink: Now until 2013
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Gougenheim Merlot 2007, Valle Esondido |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
A deep dark display of heady, scented black fruits on the nose with a lovely, lifted creamy quality that drives right through to the palate. Thoroughly accomplished with elegant tannins and a perfectly balanced, ripe finish; Merlot at its modern best.
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Gougenheim Malbec 2008, Valle Escondido |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Big gobs of ripe damson and wild raspberry fruit from start to finish, beautifully integrated tannins, tremendous depth, weight and balance. A really polished, sultry and approachable example of Argentina’s signature red grape
“Sweet and beguiling. Lots of ripe fruit on the front palate plus spice and meat extract. Lots of delivery and no heaviness. Very clean and fresh. Good value.”
Jancis Robinson’s Purple Pages, April 2009
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Torrontes Zohar 2009, Dominio del Plato |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
TROPHY WINNER – Argentina Wine Awards 2010
Enticing, subtle aromas that are somewhat similar to Viognier, with hints of peach pit, white pear, flowers and orange citrus fruits. On the palate it has beautiful structure and acidity along with enticing fruit flavours. Plenty of body for a wine that shows such delicate flavours. Fruity, floral, and yet still quite dry; the ultimate partner for Thai cuisine.
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Spicy food, smoked meats and cheeses.
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Fantasia Malbec 2008, Mauricio Lorca |
 £9.99 per bottle £119.88 per case
Probably the best young Malbec we have tasted for the money. 30% sees oak, 70% is what Mauricio calls ‘pure fruit’, made from hand-harvested Vistaflores grapes in the high Uco Valley. Intense purple in colour, ripe and spicy on the nose with explosive fresh cherry fruit in the mouth – a humdinger.
“Notably deep coloured with a hint of black. Exotically floral nose. Something very distinctive about this!”
Jancis Robinson’s Purple Pages, April 2009
Drink: Now until 2012
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Joffre Malbec 2006, RJ Vinedos |
 £12.99 per bottle £155.88 per case
Here’s another reason why wines from the Uco Valley have gained such an excellent reputation. This outstanding Malbec made from old vines grown in their own vineyards at Los Sauces. The colour is wonderfully attractive with deep, intense ruby and shades of purple. The nose is highly expressive with perfumed aromas of redcurrant, blueberry and black forest fruits layered on top of ripe figs, some jammy fruit, hints of sweet spice, vanilla and chocolate and showing some signs of maturity. In the mouth the fresh fruits, soft juicy tannins and alcohol are all exquisitely balanced and followed through by a sweet, savoury and persistent finish. Grand Malbec indeed!
Drink: Now until 2014
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Syrah 2006, Santa Faustina |
 £14.99 per bottle £179.88 per case
Deep garnet colour, lovely floral notes on the nose including hints of violet, also some herbaceous and smoky notes. The fruit character on the palate is a delicious spread of wild raspberries, cherries, plums and cassis. The finish is sublime, an amazing wine at this price.
Drink: Now until 2014
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Malbec 2006, Santa Faustina |
 £14.99 per bottle £179.88 per case
Deep, brooding red in the glass, the nose is equally concentrated with masses of ripe red fruits and a suggestion of dark chocolate. Layers of redcurrant fruit are complemented by touches of cedar and spice on the palate; rich, concentrated and harmonious with a lightness of touch that is almost unrivalled.
Drink: Now until 2014
Drink with: Good with steaks, red meats, pasta dishes and meaty fish.
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Argentina Reds Case |
 £109 SAVE 5%
Delicious Malbec, Merlot and Bonarda reds from high altitude vineyards in Argentina. The case contains two bottles each of these six wines.
Malbrontes Malbec Torrontes 2009
Fantasia Malbec 2008
Gougenheim Malbec 2008
Gougenheim Merlot 2007
Pasion 4 Malbec 2007
Pasion 4 Bonarda 2006
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