Retamo Malbec

• Vintage: 2022
  
• Origin: Mendoza, Argentina
  
• Taste guide: Aromas of dark fruit, spices and pepper. These continue on the palate where delicious prune and oak nuances come forth too. Full of flavour yet refined, great class at this price point.
• Scores very well on Vivino.com
• Food pairing: Beef sirloin, mushroom risotto, bolognese, roast lamb.
  
• 75cl - 13.5% - screwcap opening

The great pioneer of good Malbec in Argentina is without a doubt Nicolas Catena, the man behind the wineries Catena Zapata, Alamos and Esmeralda, where this wine comes from. The vineyards for this wine are above 1000 metres in altitude, causing a strong nocturnal cooling. This yields a wine with a lot of aroma and depth, with delicious fruit. It is made in a powerful style, with short ageing on French and American oak wood.

Very hard to get this in the UK as most is imported and consumed in the Netherlands! RRP is tricky to calculate but we think it would have a high street retail of circa £10 and over double than in a restaurant.