Argentinian Red Wines
This is the page for serious reds!
We have too many sensationally good wines on here, so please be patient and enjoy scrolling through!
Argentina is the fifth largest producer of wine in the world and top Argentinian red wine is right up there with the best from the old world. Like many new world wine regions, Argentina has undergone a renaissance in winemaking with many boutique wineries emerging over the last decade or so. Argenitna is blessed with a fantastic and consistent climate, so these new wineries were able to identify specific sites to get the very best from their new plantings.
Mendoza is by far the largest production area, producing some excellent wines with truly outstanding ones coming from the specific higher altitude valleys such as Vista Flores or Tupungato in the Uco Valley. Many great producers are based in Mendoza such as Susana Balbo’s Dominio del Plata, Benegas Lynch, Mauricio Lorca and Tapiz, with tiny artisan producers in the Uco Valley such as Atamisque making tiny production handcrafted wines.
In the south you have Patagonia – still at high altitude by most regions’s standards but there are lower lying vineyards here in lush fertile valleys, where the clean air and icewater melt help produce wines of great individuality such as those from Aniello. In the far north you have the moon like landscape of Salta where the minerals lend the wines certain qualities and the strong sunshine gives the grapes amazing sugar levels – the wines from El Porvenir de Los Andes are just superb. El Porvenir is regarded as the highest quality winery in the world, and they make one of the best Malbecs in all Argentina in my opinion. Tim Atkin just scored it 95 points in his 2017 report.
Another delicious Malbec in a natural style. Medium bodied, very smooth and silky. Lovely flavours with vanilla coming through on the long finish.
£30.00
Another delicious Malbec in a natural style. Medium bodied, very smooth and silky. Lovely flavours with vanilla coming through on the long finish.
£30.00
This is Atamisque’s Serbal range – unoaked wines, fresh and clean at an affordable price.
This is something special
A few of our regulars had discovered Atamisque’s signature Petit Verdot (at £30), well here is a beauty at half the price!
Very deep ruby with purple edges. Big black juicy fruit upfront, super smooth turning to dark chocolate on the very long finish.
£15.49
Out of stock
This is Atamisque’s Serbal range – unoaked wines, fresh and clean at an affordable price.
This is something special
A few of our regulars had discovered Atamisque’s signature Petit Verdot (at £30), well here is a beauty at half the price!
Very deep ruby with purple edges. Big black juicy fruit upfront, super smooth turning to dark chocolate on the very long finish.
£15.49
Out of stock
This is Atamisque’s Serbal range – unoaked wines, fresh and clean at an affordable price.
Ruby with purple edges. Good legs with a natural nose and a hint of perfume.
Nice red fruits in the mouth with medium weight and body, then a bit of darker fruit and just a hint of pepper on the long finish.
£15.49
This is Atamisque’s Serbal range – unoaked wines, fresh and clean at an affordable price.
Ruby with purple edges. Good legs with a natural nose and a hint of perfume.
Nice red fruits in the mouth with medium weight and body, then a bit of darker fruit and just a hint of pepper on the long finish.
£15.49
This is Atamisque’s Serbal range – unoaked wines, fresh and clean at an affordable price.
Deep ruby/purple with plums on the nose.
Big, soft and velvety in the mouth, with plenty of plum and red fruit flavours.
With the price of wine having rocketed, this is a great Malbec for the money/1
£15.49
This is Atamisque’s Serbal range – unoaked wines, fresh and clean at an affordable price.
Deep ruby/purple with plums on the nose.
Big, soft and velvety in the mouth, with plenty of plum and red fruit flavours.
With the price of wine having rocketed, this is a great Malbec for the money/1
£15.49
This is Atamisque’s Serbal range – unoaked wines, fresh and clean at an affordable price.
Clear ruby. Cherry flavours, plenty of red fruits, nice and round in the mouth, lovely and smooth.
Nice long finish too. An excellent Pinot Noir in a straight forward fruity style.
£15.49
This is Atamisque’s Serbal range – unoaked wines, fresh and clean at an affordable price.
Clear ruby. Cherry flavours, plenty of red fruits, nice and round in the mouth, lovely and smooth.
Nice long finish too. An excellent Pinot Noir in a straight forward fruity style.
£15.49
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Deep ruby, big nose showing some oak.
Big round and full in the mouth, very smooth, not heavy. Lovely fruit upfront with the oak showing through on the long finish.
Perfect with a steak!
This is excellent.
£21.95
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Deep ruby, big nose showing some oak.
Big round and full in the mouth, very smooth, not heavy. Lovely fruit upfront with the oak showing through on the long finish.
Perfect with a steak!
This is excellent.
£21.95
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
100% Cabernet Franc, hand harvested, aged for 12 months in oak. This is the very last of the 2020 vintage – please note one or two bottles have slightly damaged labels but the wine is in perfect condition!
2024 Wine Merchants Awards Top 100
£21.95
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
100% Cabernet Franc, hand harvested, aged for 12 months in oak. This is the very last of the 2020 vintage – please note one or two bottles have slightly damaged labels but the wine is in perfect condition!
2024 Wine Merchants Awards Top 100
£21.95
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Tiny production hand harvested 100% Pinot Noir from Vista Flores, regarded as the finest vineyard area in Argentina. Aged for 12 months in French oak.
Pale, clear ruby. Soft red fruits upfront, full in the mouth and very smooth. The high altitude natural acidity cuts in on the finish refreshing the palate.
This is excellent.
£22.96
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Tiny production hand harvested 100% Pinot Noir from Vista Flores, regarded as the finest vineyard area in Argentina. Aged for 12 months in French oak.
Pale, clear ruby. Soft red fruits upfront, full in the mouth and very smooth. The high altitude natural acidity cuts in on the finish refreshing the palate.
This is excellent.
£22.96
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Fruit from very old vines in a historic vineyard. Fermented in a concrete tank then aged for twelve months in oak with further bottle age before release.
Deep ruby in colour with good legs. Big, dense black fruit flavour lifted by natural acidity. Good weight on the palate, well balanced oak and fruit with a silky velvet texture, all presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
This is excellent.
£19.99
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Fruit from very old vines in a historic vineyard. Fermented in a concrete tank then aged for twelve months in oak with further bottle age before release.
Deep ruby in colour with good legs. Big, dense black fruit flavour lifted by natural acidity. Good weight on the palate, well balanced oak and fruit with a silky velvet texture, all presented in an impressive heavyweight bottle.
This is excellent.
£19.99
We have just 7 bottles of the fabulous 2020 vintage left. Then we will be on the 2023 so be quick to get these 7.
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
This Syrah is something special!
Reminded me very much of Boekenhoutskloof Syrah which is now (well) over £40 per bottle. Very deep ruby in colour with big legs and a spicey nose. Big fruit flavours with high natural acidity giving a nice balanced weight on the palate. Super smooth with fruit, pepper and oak all in harmony.
This is a fantastic wine in a classical elegant style.
£27.00
Out of stock
We have just 7 bottles of the fabulous 2020 vintage left. Then we will be on the 2023 so be quick to get these 7.
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
This Syrah is something special!
Reminded me very much of Boekenhoutskloof Syrah which is now (well) over £40 per bottle. Very deep ruby in colour with big legs and a spicey nose. Big fruit flavours with high natural acidity giving a nice balanced weight on the palate. Super smooth with fruit, pepper and oak all in harmony.
This is a fantastic wine in a classical elegant style.
£27.00
Out of stock
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Just 300 cases produced. Hand harvested grapes from 70 year old vines, aged in oak for 12 months, then in the bottle for a further 8 months.
We are on the newly released 2023, where the 2022 was awarded 96 Points by Parker and Decanter!
Floral on the nose, big purple fruit upfront with big vanilla. Very soft, natural and velvety, then the natural acidity cuts in along with some solid oak on the very long finish.
£40.00
Out of stock
La Cayetana is the project of Emilia Soler, wife of Eduardo Soler of Ver Sacrum. She makes these amazing wines in her converted garage!
Just 300 cases produced. Hand harvested grapes from 70 year old vines, aged in oak for 12 months, then in the bottle for a further 8 months.
We are on the newly released 2023, where the 2022 was awarded 96 Points by Parker and Decanter!
Floral on the nose, big purple fruit upfront with big vanilla. Very soft, natural and velvety, then the natural acidity cuts in along with some solid oak on the very long finish.
£40.00
Out of stock
Ver Sacrum is a very exciting newcomer. It’s basically Eduardo’s garage and a rented warehouse. A small group of Vignerons returning the original Spanish grapes to Argentina, and making the wines as naturally as possible.
This Dona Mencia is very much in the style of top Pinot Noir, reminding me both of top Burgundy and top Elgin cool climate Pinot from South Africa. It’s a beautiful ruby colour, black and red fruit flavours initially, super smooth with some oak coming in on the very long finish. This is a class bottle of wine.
£29.95
Out of stock
Ver Sacrum is a very exciting newcomer. It’s basically Eduardo’s garage and a rented warehouse. A small group of Vignerons returning the original Spanish grapes to Argentina, and making the wines as naturally as possible.
This Dona Mencia is very much in the style of top Pinot Noir, reminding me both of top Burgundy and top Elgin cool climate Pinot from South Africa. It’s a beautiful ruby colour, black and red fruit flavours initially, super smooth with some oak coming in on the very long finish. This is a class bottle of wine.
£29.95
Out of stock
Ver Sacrum is a very exciting newcomer. It’s basically Eduardo’s garage and a rented warehouse. A small group of Vignerons returning the original Spanish grapes to Argentina, and making the wines as naturally as possible.
This Garnacha S is fantastic. Partial carbonic maceration to avoid extracting too much tannin. Then fermented in both used 500ltr Fremch oak barrels and clay amphorae (with no skin contact, again minimising tannin extraction).
Then aged in both small oak casks and clay amphorae for 18 months, bottled and aged for a further 20 months prior to release.
Red fruit flavours with natural acidity giving it a lift (much in the style of good GSM or Chateauneuf), super smooth with a very long finish. Eduardo has achieved a great balance without the wine being “heavy”, keeping it in an elegant and classical style.
£29.95
Ver Sacrum is a very exciting newcomer. It’s basically Eduardo’s garage and a rented warehouse. A small group of Vignerons returning the original Spanish grapes to Argentina, and making the wines as naturally as possible.
This Garnacha S is fantastic. Partial carbonic maceration to avoid extracting too much tannin. Then fermented in both used 500ltr Fremch oak barrels and clay amphorae (with no skin contact, again minimising tannin extraction).
Then aged in both small oak casks and clay amphorae for 18 months, bottled and aged for a further 20 months prior to release.
Red fruit flavours with natural acidity giving it a lift (much in the style of good GSM or Chateauneuf), super smooth with a very long finish. Eduardo has achieved a great balance without the wine being “heavy”, keeping it in an elegant and classical style.
£29.95
95 points – Robert Parker, 95 points- Decanter, 94 points – Tim Atkin, 94 points – Patricio Tapia, 17.5 – Jancis Robinson
To describe this wine as something special is of course an understatement – it is superb.
£120.00
95 points – Robert Parker, 95 points- Decanter, 94 points – Tim Atkin, 94 points – Patricio Tapia, 17.5 – Jancis Robinson
To describe this wine as something special is of course an understatement – it is superb.
£120.00
98 Points Tim Atkin
A collaboration between Bodega Tapiz and Jean Claude Berrouet, winemaker at Chateau Petrus for 25 years (1982 -2007). Jean Claude is regarded as one of the finest winemakers the world has ever known, and a world leader with Merlot. Under his direction Chateau Petrus became one of the most expensive and sought after wines in the world.
It comes as no surprise then to find this blend is heavily dominated by Merlot. I’ve copied the Tapiz wine information into the further information page. I tasted it at Barrulo and was really impressed. This is a stunning wine, very silky and elegant. It was late on at the show by the time I tasted it so I didn’t even attempt to make my own tasting notes by that stage, so be guided by the official ones. But trust me, this is something very special from Argentina!
£89.99
98 Points Tim Atkin
A collaboration between Bodega Tapiz and Jean Claude Berrouet, winemaker at Chateau Petrus for 25 years (1982 -2007). Jean Claude is regarded as one of the finest winemakers the world has ever known, and a world leader with Merlot. Under his direction Chateau Petrus became one of the most expensive and sought after wines in the world.
It comes as no surprise then to find this blend is heavily dominated by Merlot. I’ve copied the Tapiz wine information into the further information page. I tasted it at Barrulo and was really impressed. This is a stunning wine, very silky and elegant. It was late on at the show by the time I tasted it so I didn’t even attempt to make my own tasting notes by that stage, so be guided by the official ones. But trust me, this is something very special from Argentina!
£89.99
Deep ruby in colour with purple edges, big legs. Delicious flavours. Everything in perfect balance here – fruit, oak and acidity. This is an elegant sophisticated wine with some depth and power.
Marcello Pelleritti is a superb winemaker and I think he has produced an absolute gem here.
£19.99
Deep ruby in colour with purple edges, big legs. Delicious flavours. Everything in perfect balance here – fruit, oak and acidity. This is an elegant sophisticated wine with some depth and power.
Marcello Pelleritti is a superb winemaker and I think he has produced an absolute gem here.
£19.99
James Suckling 94 Points
A top blend from Marcello here. His wines are all natural, and we are delighted to have them back after an absence of a couple of years. This blend (2019 vintage) is produced from handpicked grapes which underwent a micro fermentation with natural yeasts prior to being aged in oak for 20 months.
This is a seriously good wine, more savoury and elegant than fruit driven, with noticeable vanilla on the finish.
£36.00
James Suckling 94 Points
A top blend from Marcello here. His wines are all natural, and we are delighted to have them back after an absence of a couple of years. This blend (2019 vintage) is produced from handpicked grapes which underwent a micro fermentation with natural yeasts prior to being aged in oak for 20 months.
This is a seriously good wine, more savoury and elegant than fruit driven, with noticeable vanilla on the finish.
£36.00
Reduced from £25 to £14.99 because some of the bottles are getting natural crystalisation on the underside of the corks.
This is tartaric acid and potassium forming “wine diamlonds” due to colder temperatures, which only happens in real wines made with minimal intervention. Factory produced wines are usually cold stabilised as part of the production process which removes these elements.
They are harmless and tasteless, however due to the wine also being unfiltered they can bind to natural sediment so it leaves a gunky substance at the bottle neck which needs extra care to avoid. I basically stick a finger in the bottle neck to clear it, you can of course use a bit of kitchen roll or similar. I will be standing the bottles upright for storage in the warehouse to minimise any deposits around the neck but it may take a week or two for these to fall and dissolve back in to the wine.
The wine is still lovely and smooth, more savoury than fruit driven. So long as you are aware of the issue you can grab a bargain while stocks last!
£14.99
Out of stock
Reduced from £25 to £14.99 because some of the bottles are getting natural crystalisation on the underside of the corks.
This is tartaric acid and potassium forming “wine diamlonds” due to colder temperatures, which only happens in real wines made with minimal intervention. Factory produced wines are usually cold stabilised as part of the production process which removes these elements.
They are harmless and tasteless, however due to the wine also being unfiltered they can bind to natural sediment so it leaves a gunky substance at the bottle neck which needs extra care to avoid. I basically stick a finger in the bottle neck to clear it, you can of course use a bit of kitchen roll or similar. I will be standing the bottles upright for storage in the warehouse to minimise any deposits around the neck but it may take a week or two for these to fall and dissolve back in to the wine.
The wine is still lovely and smooth, more savoury than fruit driven. So long as you are aware of the issue you can grab a bargain while stocks last!
£14.99
Out of stock
93 / 100 Tim Atkin’s Argentina Report 2021 (2019 vintage) 94 / 100 Descorchados (2019 vintage) 92 / 100 James Suckling.com (2019 vintage)
This is a fantastic Bordeaux Blend right up there with the very best from Argentina. 50% Malbec, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, 16 months in 50% first use French oak and 50% in second use.
Dark ruby, big legs. Powerful wine with big fruit flavours, noticeable oak and a really long finish.
This wine is excellent.
£42.95
93 / 100 Tim Atkin’s Argentina Report 2021 (2019 vintage) 94 / 100 Descorchados (2019 vintage) 92 / 100 James Suckling.com (2019 vintage)
This is a fantastic Bordeaux Blend right up there with the very best from Argentina. 50% Malbec, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, 16 months in 50% first use French oak and 50% in second use.
Dark ruby, big legs. Powerful wine with big fruit flavours, noticeable oak and a really long finish.
This wine is excellent.
£42.95
Tim Atkin 93 Points
Hand harvested fruit from 30 year old vines fermented in a combination of concrete eggs and old oak barrels.
Pale ruby in colour with a perfumed nose. Good red fruit upfront with medium body, nicely balanced with just the right amount of oak coming through on the very long finish.
Delicious wine, drinking now but will continue to improve if you want to lay it down.
£23.99
Tim Atkin 93 Points
Hand harvested fruit from 30 year old vines fermented in a combination of concrete eggs and old oak barrels.
Pale ruby in colour with a perfumed nose. Good red fruit upfront with medium body, nicely balanced with just the right amount of oak coming through on the very long finish.
Delicious wine, drinking now but will continue to improve if you want to lay it down.
£23.99
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