DON’T FORGET THE PINOTS
There are additionally six pinot noirs on this yr’s High 100 Wines of Argentina checklist, coming from among the most celebrated producers in Mendoza and Patagonia. The highest-ranked pinot noir, the Chacra Pinot Noir Patagonia Cincuenta y Cinco 2021 (No. 5), is a perfumed but vibrant and succulent rendition filled with rose petal, citrus and red-berry fruit. It’s additionally an excellent worth purchase.
In considered one of Mendoza’s coolest areas, Gualtallary Alto, the Domaine Nico Pinot Noir Valle de Uco Soeur et Freres Le Paradis 2020 (No. 10) blew us away with its nuanced complexity, pressure and transparency. It is among the costliest wines on the checklist, coming from a 1.1-hectare winery planted in 2011 with Dijon clone 667, however the “wow” issue right here, as soon as once more, landed it in our high 10, delivering an extremely advanced and scented pinot noir from Mendoza with readability, depth and an nearly “al dente” texture.
Eighty-three reds and 17 whites are featured on this yr’s High 100 checklist. Near a 3rd of the wines retail for below $40 a bottle (in keeping with the common worth of present worldwide choices from Wine Searcher), making for an general consumer-friendly reference checklist that highlights worth alongside high quality, availability and the “wow issue” of every wine. Nonetheless, there have been worth will increase in a few of Argentina’s premium wines, and their price is usually now on par with high-quality Bordeaux.
Nonetheless, there may be little doubt that Argentina stays a deep properly of nice worth choices, the place you may usually spend much less whereas consuming among the finest wines on the planet.
– Zekun Shuai, Senior Editor
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