Achaval-Ferrer

I am sorry for the long break. I am travelling in South- and Central America and just did not feel like blogging. I spent time in Mendoza, the wine capital of Argentina, and must say that the top wines, most of them Malbec, are very impressive.The most exciting company is Achaval-Ferrer. The company is only 13 years old, but the vines in their vineyards average about 100 years. Achaval-Ferrer was formed by three friends, but sold to Russian interests four years ago. So far their involvement has been minimal, but it looks like this could change now.Achaval-Ferrer picks its grapes quite early and fashions three very distinctive single vineyard Malbecs.The 2011 Achaval-Ferrer Finca Mirador Malbec comes from a vineyard at 700m altitude (this …


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