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ARGENTINA has gone from strength to strength in terms of both quality and value for money in recent years" wrote Off Licence News and many publications and wine critics would agree heartily.
Its wine industry was much slower to kick start compared with Chile next door, but this huge South American country has enormous potential ... not just in its vast tracts of land, but with its great array of climates and soils and, most importantly, an abundance of water from the Andes' snowmelt to keep the vines adequately watered.
Beyond that, it has also inherited a great range of grape varieties from the many European immigrants who have settled there. You won't just find international stars such as Cabernet and Chardonnay; there's pockets of Tempranillo, Sangiovese and its two star grapes Malbec and Torrontés. Argentina also has vineyards that stretch up to well over 2,400 metres above sea level. On the edge of viticultural viability, these make some of the country's finest and most interesting wines.
This is a smooth Chardonnay from the Andean Vineyards winery. It was made from grapes harvested from the Finca Las Palmas vineyard, where vines are 20 years old. With this maturity, they produce fruit of good concentration and wines with attractive intensity. Winemaker at the cellar, situated on Mitre Street, hence the name, is the experienced Opi Sadler. He aged a small portion of the wine in French oak to lend a top note of toasty spice.
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