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El Chango Malbec 2018
Valle Central
Love Argentina’s Malbec? Now taste what Chile can do with this seductive grape. El Chango is a rich, smooth, black fruit beauty that sends a warning shot across the Andes that Chile is master of Malbec too. From Chile’s four-time Winery of the Year.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Rich and juicy, nicely balanced and easy drinking
Aroma
Ripe, bright blueberry, cassis and spice aromas
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
Malbec is Argentina’s claim to fame, Carmenère is Chile’s, right? Not so fast. Chile was growing Malbec even before Argentina, and recently a few hectares of 140 year old vines were discovered, making them the oldest known Malbec plantings in the world. Chile only grows a fraction of what its neighbour does, but boy is it good! El Chango proves this once and for all. It comes from our good friends the Luis Felipe Edwards estate, crowned ‘New World Producer of the Year’ at the Sommelier Wine Awards 2018, and ‘Best Chilean Winery’ four times. This is Malbec with bright cassis, blueberry and silky spice aplenty. Let it breathe first. Great on its own, even better with meaty pasta or bangers and burgers. Don’t light another barbecue without it!
For the 2016 vintage
