What you might call a handsome lunchtime Malbec; not because it is ‘light’ as such, more due to its wonderful freshness and refreshing personality. It looks and noses very much as you would expect of the Argentine classic – very dark in colour and fairly brooding in aroma, yet with a lifted aromatic quality reminiscent of dried flowers and herbs and, most importantly, gorgeous acidity on the palate. We’ve tasted lots of Patagonian Malbecs, most from the larger Neuquen area, but this wine from Río Negro is head and shoulders above the rest.