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Vaglio – "Aggie" Malbec
Malbec from , Argentina
DB5340-18
Malbec from , Argentina
100% Malbec from Capataz, a 52-acre vineyard planted in 2008 at 3,800 feet altitude in Gualtallary in the Uco Valley. The soils are calcareous, stony soils of alluvial origin; the vines are farmed sustainably.
The fruit is destemmed, then vinified with native yeasts over 40 days. Aged for 8 months...
95JSSustainableDB5340-18
Vaglio – "Chacra" Malbec
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB5321-17
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
100% Malbec from Serpiente, a 47-acre vineyard planted in 2001 at 3,200 feet altitude in Agrelo. The soils here are red clay; the vines are farmed sustainably.
The fruit is destemmed, then vinified with native yeasts over 40 days. Aged for 8 months, 40% in new French oak.
The wine is dark, with...
SustainableDB5321-17
Vaglio – "Temple" Malbec
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB5341-18
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
100% hand-harvested Malbec from the sustainably-farmed, 17.5-acre Paulucchi Vineyard, planted in 1993 on clay/loam soils at 3000ft altitude. The fruit is 100% destemmed, fermented with native yeasts, and aged 8 months in 40% new French oak. Bottled lightly filtered.
The wine shows notes of dark...
93JSSustainableDB5341-18
Riccitelli – "The Party" Malbec
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB9353-18
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
100% Malbec, harvested manually in small cases around 20 kg to ensure the integrity of each bunch. Whole-bunch fermentation in open tanks, crushed by foot twice a day; aged in concrete vats for 8 months.
SustainableDB9353-18
Calle, Bodega – Alberti Malbec (One-way Kegs)
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB1849-16
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
This Malbec comes from the prized viticultural areas of Mendoza: Perdriel, Agrelo, and Drummond. The fruit is hand-harvested; aged 10 months in French oak. Unfined and unfiltered. Recyclable, key kegs.
DB1849-16
Calle, Bodega – Alberti Malbec Reserva
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB8400-18
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
This Malbec comes from the prized viticultural areas of Mendoza: Perdriel, Agrelo, and Drummond. The fruit is hand-harvested; aged 10 months in French oak. Unfined and unfiltered.
SustainableDB8400-18
Bête Noire – Cahors
Malbec from Southwest, France
DB3092-15
Malbec from Southwest, France
100% Malbec (which is significant because the vast majority of Cahors is cut with Merlot or Tannat). A powerful French "country" red from thirty-year-old vines grown in chalk-rich clay soils on a limestone substrate in the Lot Valley in Cahors, the ancestral home of the Malbec grape. Nicely full...
SustainableDB3092-15
Combel La Serre – Cahors Au Cerisier
Malbec from Southwest, France
DB3887-17
Malbec from Southwest, France
100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois in local parlance). Au Cerisier comes from a single 1.2-hectare plot next door to a cherry orchard, hence the name of the bottling. The certified-organic vines average 40 years old and are planted on red and yellow clay over limestone bedrock. The hand-harvested fruit is...
OrganicDB3887-17
Combel La Serre – Cahors Château Cuvée
Malbec from Southwest, France
DB7200-17
Malbec from Southwest, France
100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois in local parlance). From 3 plots averaging 40 years old and totaling 3 hectares, on red clay with limestone rock. The farming is certified-organic and the harvest by hand. Fully destemmed fruit is pressed and fermented with native yeasts and a 2-week maceration in tank;...
OrganicDB7200-17
Combel La Serre – Cahors Le Lac Aux Cochons
Malbec from Southwest, France
DB8851-14
Malbec from Southwest, France
100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois in local parlance). Le Lac Aux Cochons is a one-hectare plot at 350 meters with a natural depression that rains turn into a pond, in which wild boars come to refresh themselves: hence the name "Lake of the Pigs". These are Combel's oldest vines, averaging 60 years but...
OrganicDB8851-14
Combel La Serre – Cahors Le Pur Fruit du Causse
Malbec from Southwest, France
DB8318-18
Malbec from Southwest, France
100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois in local parlance). The fruit for Pur comes from seven different Combel sites totalling 8.5 hectares on the limestone plateau known as the causse. The vines are certified-organic, average 35 years old and are kept to a modest yield. The grapes are hand-harvested and...
OrganicDB8318-18
Combel La Serre – Carbo IGP Côtes-du-Lot
Malbec from Southwest, France
DB7202-18
Malbec from Southwest, France
100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois in local parlance). From a pebbly 1.35-hectare parcel on clay-limestone soils juste derrière chez Carbo-- “from behind the house of Carbo”—the double-entendre name “Carbo” being a reference to vineyard neighbor Monsieur Carbonier as well as the vinification method....
OrganicDB7202-18
Vins Contés – Cheville de Fer
Malbec from Loire, France
DB3334-18
Malbec from Loire, France
100% Côt (aka Malbec). The fruit from these 70-year-old Vins Contés vines is vinified just like all of the other reds: whole clusters, carbonic maceration, natural-yeast fermentation, no sulfur, no filtration. But like the Gama Sutra bottling, it is aged for 6 months in used barrels and bottled...
OrganicDB3334-18
Adalgisa – Finca Adalgisa Malbec
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB9008-13
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
100% Malbec from their six-acre estate vineyard in Chacras de Coria, planted in 1916. The vineyard sits at an elevation of 3000 feet above sea-level; the soils are a mix of alluvial, sand, and loam.
The fruit is hand-picked and fermented with native yeast before it is aged two years in a mix of...
DB9008-13
Riccitelli – Hey Malbec!
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB7731-18
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
100% Malbec, harvested manually in small cases around 20 kg to ensure the integrity of each bunch. Whole-bunch fermentation in open tanks, crushed by foot twice a day; aged in concrete vats for 8 months.
91+ WASustainableDB7731-18
Riccitelli – Hey Rosé!
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB9352-19
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
"Harvested manually in small cases around 20 kg to ensure the integrity of each bunch. A tidy choice of the grape selection if done before the fermentation process. Grapes are harvested early to mid-February, without skin maceration, softly pressed and fermented in low temperature concrete vats"
SustainableDB9352-19
Durigutti – Malbec
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB2958-18
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
Their standard Malbec bottling, Durigutti's Malbec "Clásico" represents what the brothers do best: combine elegance with rusticity. While this is in many ways due to the two differing backgrounds the brothers bring to the table, it is also largely due to the fruit. High altitude fruit from La...
DB2958-18
Patti, Carmelo – Malbec
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB8953-15
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
Fermented with native yeast and aged in concrete for six months and then moved to French oak (mostly used) for an additional year. Arguably the best example of “traditional style” Malbec one can find in Argentina.
DB8953-15
Finca la Estacada – Malbec Ocho y Medio
Malbec from La Mancha, Spain
DB0273-19
Malbec from La Mancha, Spain
Opaque purple in color with a bright, floral nose of boysenberries. Sourced from a single vineyard of 18 year old vines, vinified in steel and treated to a brief “nap” in new oak (avg 2 weeks!), the wine is a youthful, easy-to-drink, food-friendly version of Malbec, showing more in common with Cot...
SustainableDB0273-19
RJ Viñedos – MDZ Malbec
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB9000-19
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
100% Malbec, from a thirty-five-acre vineyard planted in 1995, situated at 3,000 feet of elevation and composed of rocky, sandy soils. The nose comes alive with hints of mocha, blueberry, cherries, and rose petals that lead to a rich texture held up by a good structure and smooth tannins. This...
DB9000-19
RJ Viñedos – Reunión Malbec
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
DB9001-18
Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina
This sustainably-farmed, single-vineyard estate wine is composed of 100% hand-harvested Malbec from the Los Sauces of Mendoza. The vines average fifteen years of age, planted in sandy, stony soils at an elevation of between 3,280 - 4,074 feet; aged in seventy percent French and thirty percent...
SustainableDB9001-18
Combel La Serre – Rosé L'Epatant Antidote
Malbec from Southwest, France
DB3882-19
Malbec from Southwest, France
100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois locally). From 1 hectare of 40-year-old vines on the clay-limestone soiils of the causse (limestone plateau of Cahors). The farming is certified-organic and the harvest of these low-yielding vines is by hand. The wine is a blend of 50% free-run and 50% press juice,...
OrganicDB3882-19
Combel La Serre – Rosé L'Epatant Antidote
Malbec from Southwest, France
DB3882-18
Malbec from Southwest, France
100% Malbec (aka Auxerrois in local parlance). The full name on the label is "Formule Secrete: L'Epatant Antidote à la Chaleur du Causse" is indicative of the Ilberts' intention to craft a refreshing rosé to counter the extreme heat of the Causse plateau and surrounding river plain of Cahors. That...
OrganicDB3882-18
SuperUco – SuperUco Granito Tupungato Malbec
Malbec from , Argentina
DB9025-17
Malbec from , Argentina
This 100% Malbec is hand-harvested from a single vineyard in the Gualtallary sub-region of the Uco Valley. The vineyard was planted in 2008 and is situated at 4,600 feet above sea level. The wine is aged in amphora for 30 days, then in 3-6 year old barrels for 18 months.
Full-bodied and deep in...
94+ WABiodynamicDB9025-17