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Alta Vista Premium Malbec

Alta Vista Premium Malbec 2008 100% Malbec. Not available online. $14-$15 on Wine-searcher for the 2007. Contrary to its name, this is from the young line of the winery. Young, and it shows in the color. Rather light red. Aroma is rather soft, with pleasant hints of oak and caramel. Not too much body, rather light, and very...

Alta Vista Premium Torrontes

Alta Vista Premium Torrontes 2008 100% Torrontes. Not available online. $14-$15 on Wine-searcher for the 2007. Contrary to its name, this is from the young line of the winery. White, crystal color, with few tints. Great, fruity, sweet aroma. Very dry on taste. Great contrast between the dryness of the wine and the sweetness of the...

Tomero Clásico Torrontes

Tomero Clásico Torrontes 2007 100% Torrontes Bodega Vistalba $14-$17 on Wine-searcher. This is from the classic-line (i.e. the lowest Vistalba line). Nice, greenish crystal color. Great fruity aroma. Smooth, slightly sweet. Fruity taste. Pleasant and not overpowering. Overall Score, for a Torrontes (and considering the price):...

Felipe Rutini Apartado

Felipe Rutini Apartado 2002 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 30% Malbec, 20% Syrah Bodega La Rural $47-$55 on Wine-searcher, although 1 vendor is selling it for $29 (a steal). Keeper This is the top wine of the line and one of the few blends that Bodega La Rural does. It is a Bordeaux-style wine. The color is a gorgeous ruby....

Rutini Pinot Noir

Rutini Pinot Noir 2006 100% Pinot Noir Not available on Wine-searcher. Keeper Argentina isn’t known for pinot noir, so this wine is quite the interesting find. The color is a tad weak. It’s much lighter than the other Rutini wines (due to the grape varietal largely), but it does have some shades of lighter reds that come through...