Round and generous, this is dominated by ripe blackberry fruit and sweet, caramelized flavors. ...

A huge malbec, this is generous and gentle, as satisfying as a bowl of blackberries with ...

Don't give up on Argentine Malbec until you try this one. You'll be hooked. ...

Ripe and forward, with blackberry and boysenberry fruit augmented by ...

The dark fruit flavors offer complexity and grip and the firm finish lasts for ...

Ripe and juicy, with a nice core of raspberry and blackberry fruit ...

Gauchos, Llamas and Tango Dancing?

For those of you who haven't woken up to Mendoza Malbec, here's your final wakeup call!

In the past ten years, Argentina and Malbec have become as synonymous as Brittney Spears and monumental emotional breakdowns. To prove it in numbers, Malbec makes up the largest share (35%) of Argentine wine exports.

So Why Should you Care?

One word: Value. Every year, more and more great Malbec values flood the shores of the U.S. and make their way into your local grocery stores, wine bars, and restaurants.

From the delicious, silky wines of Don Miguel Gascon to vinous impresario Paul Hobb's elegantly complex Bramare Malbec, there is incredible value to be found from Mendoza.

What to Expect?

Malbecs from Mendoza should exhibit silky smooth tannins, ripe expressive dark fruit, big mid-palate and a short finish.

Many Malbecs can be found for under $15 and are great for bringing to a dinner party, drinking at home by themselves, or paired with anything from a flat iron steak to a spicy chicken dish.

A Little History...

One of the traditional Bordeaux blend grapes, Malbec was used by French winemakers to prop up the mid-palate where Cabernet Sauvignon fell short. Eventually, Merlot took the thunder from Malbec and it's now increasingly rare to find significant amounts of Malbec in Bordeaux blends.

So, like Germany's incomprehensible love for Hasselhoff, Argentina has adopted Malbec and breathed new life into this former redheaded stepchild. One country's lemon becomes another's lemonade.

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