Who Else Loves Argentine Wine?

[adey73]

had the Clos de los Siete 2006 whilst watching Argentina in the football world cup last night. I Really rated it, so have ordered bottles Don Triburcio and Juan Benegas (thanks Katie) which I await with some excitement.

I see Bressia also do a Royale a sparkling wine, has anyone tried that?

[adey73]

I seem to be the only one obsessing about Argentinian wine, on here!

More wine Katie kindly recommended. The Don Tiburcio is breathing and I am wondering how it will compare to the strong fruit ripeness of the Clos de los Siete.

Loved the Bressia Profoundo on a hot Saturday night (yes the English do have a fleeting summer). And even found myself searching for flights to Mendoza; Santiago in Chile is nearer and cheaper than B.A. but is it easy to cross into Argentina?

[BonVivant]

And even found myself searching for flights to Mendoza; Santiago in Chile is nearer and cheaper than B.A. but is it easy to cross into Argentina?

very easy. most people prefer flying though. takes up to 9 hours by bus, and from what i have read/heard 1/3 of it is wasted at passport control on Chilean side which is a pain.

i'm going to do the reverse Mendoza-Santiago via Los Caracoles through the Andes. having survived countless death-trap bus rides in China on 3 trips Los Caracoles looks quite normal, actually. (i did cross into Chile from Argentinian Patagonia.... they don't even look at your face or passport photo to see if it's really you who owns the passport. they are only concerned about this one specific thing.)

enjoy your Argentinian wine. that's what i mostly drink ever since i returned from Argentina in mid January. (par excellence!)

[DaleJ]

KATIE: The Clos de los Siete arrived a few days ago.

What a bomb! This tannin freak has put in for another case.

[adey73]

Oh dear! Enjoying this Don Tiburcio rather too much for a Monday night. Am mitigating its effect with surprisingly good array of Scottish cheeses.

[adey73]

taken, nabbed and willfully abducted by these fantastic wines I returned like a crack whore to source early this morn.

Bought three more I haven't tried. A Pulenta Cab Sav, a Bressia Syrah & a Pulenta La Flor Cab Sav too. They had sold out of the Bressia Profoundo, which was a real shame, that wine will stay with me a long time.

Currently got a Pulenta Gran Corte 2006 soaking up the o₂

Edited July 3, 2010 by adey73 (log)

[adey73]

Had the Pulenta Gran Corte last night and excellent it was too.

Puzzled as to why it needs a triple thickness bottle that weighs 1.2kg empty.

At 15% ABV was very alcoholic and as I became more addled, I started trying to compare it to the Bressia Profoundo that I had last week. I think the Bressia was marginally ahead, can't quite tell you why.

[KatieLoeb]

Drank a bottle of the Juan Benegas 2007 Malbec last night with dinner at a BYOB restaurant. It was a little big for my arugula, fresh fig and goat cheese salad, but it was nonetheless quite delicious. I'm still favoring the Don Tiburcio by a margin, only because as I mentioned upthread, I'm finding the blends so well balanced and lovely. But for a 100% Malbec, the Juan Benegas is one of the better examples I've had that is fairly readily available. Actually I like Adey's suggestion of drinking these with big cheeses. Sounds fabulous!

DaleJ, glad you're enjoying the Clos de los Siete. That's my new favorite. At least for the moment...

[adey73]

drank the Pulenta Cab Sab pictured above last night.

It is now by far my favourite Cab Sav, what a find!

[The Food Buster]

Wow, I wasn't even aware Pulenta's Cab was so great. I'm going to have to give that one a shot. The Cab Sav-Malbec by Pulenta is a pretty good one too.

[adey73]

Was distinctly underwhelmed by the Pulenta La Flor, it tasted indistinguishable from the many Oz Cab Savs that are on the market here in the UK.

But enjoyed this thunderous tipple last night.

I beseech you to track a bottle of Benegas Libertad Malbec down.

Edited July 31, 2010 by adey73 (log)

[adey73]

I seem to be the only one answering in the affirmative to this topics question.

So here are a few more recent acquisitions...

The Pinot Gris is a lovely zesty glass as Katie said, but haven't tried the rest.

But this one excites me a lot and is too good to drink, to my mind, at the moment.

Where is everyone round here, this wine is fantastic?

[adey73]

Enjoyed the Sangiovese last night, a lot of alcohol in there and needed a good couple of hours out of the bottle. But another addition to my mental map of these wines.