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Argentina, Women, and Great Wine – A Malbec Wine Review

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The Andes Mountains loom behind the vineyards

Any story about the wine world’s outstanding women would have to include Susana Balbo, the most influential woman in Argentine wine and the talented winemaker responsible for several premium and ultra-premium labels. We stumbled across her second label, Crios de Susana Balbo, and heard they were great value: the wines are perpetually rated 90+ points, and sell in the mid $teens. We tried (and loved) her Cabernet Sauvignon, and the Crios de Susana Balbo Malbec 2009 doesn’t disappoint either.

Just a few words about the grape called Malbec… This once-forgotten varietal from France’s Bordeaux region has become Argentina’s signature grape. You could argue that it would be hard to make bad wine in this country’s Mendoza region — with the Andes mountains at their back, they have the perfect combination of dry heat, cool nights, snowmelt for irrigation, and elevation to grow world-class grapes. Over the last decade or two, foreign investment has bought the latest equipment and technology, while Argentine winemakers have found the best micro-climates to grow great Malbec. Read the rest of this entry »

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