Originally Posted by
davescharf
Argentina wine is so much more than just Malbec, as is the impression we get here in the midwest part of the US. We knew we would try a lot of different types of wine but thought we would end up gravitating to the Malbec when it came time to bring some wine home. You'll see how wrong I was when you see my list of favorites below.
Well said.... ^
Originally Posted by
davescharf
4. I was surprised at the number of higher end wines we got to sample during our tours. Most of them came as part of the standard tastings but it is also worth the few extra pesos to try the more premium wines.
Amen !!
Originally Posted by
davescharf
-- Benegas Sangiovese: I generally don't like 100% Sangiovese wines, but I could have bought a case of this wine very easily. I think people trying this blindly would be shocked to find out it is from Argentina
The Benegas Sangiovese is the best Sangiovese made in Argentina.... and with excellent QPR to match... ^
Originally Posted by
davescharf
-- Salentein Pinot Noir (2005): I tried a Pinot Noir from Argentina before we left and it was awful so I was worried to try this one. Argentina will become a great place for Pinot if more of them taste like the one from Salentein and the one we had at Vistalba.
Agreed... 95% of all Argentine Pinot Noir is plonk. However, there are a few great ones. The ones you mention dont make my A list (its healthy to disagree on some things
)... in my view, the Pinot Noirs from Patagonia are going to be huge in the future... :-: @:-)
Originally Posted by
davescharf
-- Achaval Ferrer dolce (Malbec dessert wine 2008): Alex mentioned this earlier in the thread. It's probably the best dessert wine I've tried anywhere. You can only buy it at the winery since they made only 1000 bottles of it but hopefully production will increase so it can be exported.
The italics portion of the above is inaccurate. Availability outside the winery depends on the vintage year.