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About the winery
Hervé Fabre first ventured to Argentina from Bordeaux in the late 1980s … and fell in love with the country and its old Malbec vineyards. He became a pioneer of Argentina’s Malbec and has since blazed a trail. Firstly, with his wines from his superb Mendoza cellar, then in Patagonia. He’s won many Trophies. Now he’s making his mark in the Uco Valley’s ‘Grand Cru’ Gualtallary region, so high up you can almost touch the snowy-topped Andes.
The wine
Hervé’s Gualtallary vineyards lie at 1,400 metres altitude – Ben Nevis sort of height. There sunshine is extremely pure, UV is stronger and the diurnal temperature range is dramatic. So, grapes ripen slowly, develop great depth, richness and power, plus tannins for colour and ageability, while lower alcohol and freshness are retained. Vines love it and we love the wine! Superb vibrant cherry notes, layered with rose petal, violets, slate and black pepper, with beautifully integrated oak.
Experience it for yourself
Come visit the winery in Lujan de Cuyo, only 40 minutes from Mendoza airport. Taste the wines and experience Fabre Montmayou in person. Tours by appointment only, please call or email the winery to make a reservation. If you wish to experience Gualtallary itself (there is no winery there), it is a long drive or short flight away. Best to check at the winery.
Get in touch to arrange your visit
Image gallery
The mesmirising Gualtallary vineyards, where the Andes feel as though they are within touching distance
Cheers! Hervé Fabre at his Fabre Montmayou estate
Hervé Fabre (far right) with his vineyard team
Hervé and wife Diane Fabre in the cellar
Swathes of irrigated vineyards, green among the dry brown land
Hervé and Diane Fabre at the main Fabre Montmayou estate
Vintage information
We will update our vintage information regularly to let you know what's drinking well now and what would be better kept. Wines marked as 'young' are best opened early and decanted. They will become more complex with further cellaring, but are still very pleasurable to drink.
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2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
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Drinking well. Drink by 2029 |
Drinking well. Drink by 2030 |
Drinking well. Drink by 2031 |
Run out of your partnership bottles?
You can stock up here or place an order with your Wine Guide. Naturally at the same special bottle price you paid for your partnership case.
Contact the winery about visits
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+ 54 261 4982330 |
Fabre Montmayou
Roque Saenz Peña s/n
Vistalba, Lujan de Cuyo
Mendoza, Argentina
