Argentina

A little oak on the nose complimenting the raspberry and black cherry notes. Warming and upfront on the palate, with full fine tannins and beautiful acidity.

Premium Argentinian brand Achaval Ferrer is defined by quality over quantity, and is unusual in Mendoza in making wine purely from its own grapes and neither buying nor selling fruit. As UK agent for the producer, we couldn’t be prouder to be bringing you

Bright violet in colour, this textbook Malbec is fresh and floral, with aromas of blackberry, plums and violets. The rounded palate boasts soft, silky tannins and a long finish.

Home to Achaval Ferrer's most ancient, low-yielding vines planted in 1910, the Bella Vista vineyard proves itself to be the most elegant of the three Fincas. Surrounding the winery, the Malbec grapes have stood on the southern bank of the M endoza river f

Inspired by the iconic Quimera "beast", Quimerino is its little brother, made with a different and very unique blend of grapes in a more youthful, fresh style. One not to be missed! Especially delicious when lightly chilled.

In its relatively short history, Achaval Ferrer has become a bona fide star of the Argentinian wine firmament, with its single-vineyard ‘Finca’ cuvées in particular attracting something of a cult following. These are serious yet sensual wines that marry classic concentration with rare nuance to challenge the stereotype of Mendoza Malbec. The brand was the dream of Santiago Achaval, who found himself more interested in Cabernet than accountancy when studying in California in the 1980s. Convinced that the wines of his Argentinian homeland could rival those of the Golden State, he determined to find the perfect sites back in Mendoza from which to do so. That meant vineyards up to a century old, with ungrafted, seemingly disease-resistant vines that could be cropped at lower yields for extra concentration and more complex flavours. His hunch proved right when the debut Malbec, the 1999 Finca Altamira, became the first Argentinian wine to be awarded five stars by Decanter magazine. The other, equally small-volume, single-vineyard Malbecs, from Finca Bella Vista and Finca Mirador, have joined Finca Altamira in a now celebrated trilogy, while the Quimera Bordeaux blend has recently been joined by an equally characterful white counterpart made from Chardonnay, Semillon and Viognier.

Located at 3,100 feet, Finca Nazarenas is defined by the deep clay soils and wide swings of temperature between hot days and very cool nights. Showing tremendous balance between incredible concentration and freshness, the 2021 Finca Nazaren as opens with notes of violets and spices before showing blackberry and plum. The palate is silky and voluptuous, with fresh and firm tannins, showing fantastic balance and elegance.

‘Outside of the Loire, the best Cabernet Franc is coming from Mendoza,’ says our wine director Peter Mitchell MW – and who are we to argue? Franc can be a difficult variety to get right, given the narrow ripening window between green and ja mmy, but the h

There’s no doubt that the image of Merlot has taken a battering in recent years. And certainly there are cheap and not so cheerful examples at both ends of the spectrum that veer too far towards either the overt jamminess or green herbaceou s characters t

This is the second of Achavel Ferrer’s inaugural white wines, after the release of its Quimera – a rounder, fuller, Chardonnay-dominant blend. This baby brother, being largely Sauvignon Blanc-based (with 5% each of Rousanne and Marsanne) is more zesty in

Achaval Ferrer was the dream of Santiago Achaval, who found himself more interested in Cabernet than accountancy when studying in California in the 1980s. Convinced that the wines of his Argentinian homeland could rival those of the Golden State, he deter

The Arisiti family behind Melipal were farmers for many generations before expanding to grape-growing and winemaking in 2002. Not long after that, they managed to acquire the renowned Nazarenas vineyard, home to some of Mendoza’s oldest Mal bec vines, and

Weinert is Argentina’s oldest quality producer of Malbec, having begun releasing wines under the military dictatorship in the 1970s, before commercial winemaking was widespread. Made by acclaimed winemaker Raul de la Motta in a very traditi onal style, wi

Finca Mirador, which lies to the east of Mendoza, is defined by almost desert-like conditions in which the century-old Malbec vines have worked incredibly hard to produce fruit of great concentration. In the cool 2021 vintage, this full-bod ied, concentrated expression of malbec is embued with an extra layer of elegance, with notes of graphite, minerals and violets, complementing the core of black fruit and spices.