The Malbec Masters - 6 Bottles

If you can, imagine the best three producers of Malbec in the world for a moment. If you take their top wines, and include them in one mixed case of wine, you would get the Malbec Masters. From Cahors, Georges Vigouroux Chateau de Mercues and Vassal de Mercues. The Chateau wine here was listed a top 100 wine in the world by Wine Spectator.

Legend Paul Hobbs Zingaretti Malbec is €100 per bottle and included in this case. It's Paul's flagship wine.

Nicholas Catena is credited with giving Argentina it's reputation for producing fine wines, and we include two of his top Malbec expressions. He is a visionary.

Enjoy something super special and celebrate the best Malbec wines on the planet.                                     

Paul Hobbs Zingaretti Estate Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina
1 x 75cl Bottle
RRP: 100 per bottle (24 bottles in all of Ireland)
Paul Hobbs established Vina Cobos in 1999 10 years after falling in love with the Mendoza region on a road trip. He first 10 barrel vintage of Malbec persuaded the American press of the potential of what is now one of the worlds most popular grape varieties.

The Zingaretti vineyard where the grapes for this particular wine are grown is more than 80 years old, traditional Argentinian cane pruned, on a clay, sandy soil with a layer of coarse stone, the perfect mix for high quality Malbec. The wine is aged in French oak for 18 months, 52% of which is new. The nose is intense and aromatic with lots of spices, sweet spices and violets. There's black tea, red berries, blackberries, black plums and an earthy undertone. Elegant, rich and smooth with well balanced fine tannins and marked minerality on the finish. 

A truly special Malbec that will continue to age for years to come or can be enjoyed now, we'd recommend decanting the wine prior to drinking and this is an ideal match for a high quality steak, preferably one with marbling as the fat compounds give more flavour to balance with the wine. A tomahawk done over open flame would be nothing short of exquisite. 

Catena Zapata Nicasia Vineyard Malbec 
Mendoza Malbec 
1 x 75cl Bottle
"This has to be one of their finest. This has the intensity of the Catena Alta Cabernet and the verticality and austerity of the Adrianna Malbec. It has very good acidity and intensity, while it has some velvety tannins... A superb bottle of wine... Drink 2016-2023. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate"

- 95 Points | Robert Parker The Wine Advocate.
- 94 Points | Stephen Tanzer.
- 93 Points | Wine Enthusiast.

Chateau de Mercues Malbec
Cahors, France
1 x 75cl Bottle
This gem from Château de Mercuès is the result of expert work carried out in the vineyard and in the cellars. Harvested from plantations over 6,000 feet per hectare, the Mercuès Icon Wow cuvée offers us a rich and concentrated wine. This power remains accessible because it is built on exceptional maturity. The palate is round, harmonious, of great complexity. It is a racy wine. This very vintage, 2016, was listed in Wine Spectators top 100 wines in the world in 2020. No finer accolade could it receive. 

1 x 75cl Bottle
93 pts James Suckling
92 pts Wine Enthusiast
91 pts Wine Advocate
The great Argentine Malbec "par excellence". Despite being foreigners, we were the first to promote this variety in the early 90s. A blend of Côt and Malbec, this wine is characterized by finesse and elegance. Grapes from various terroirs and altitudes around Mendoza are blended to obtain a complex wine and a perfect expression of this grape variety. Piedra Negra is regularly praised in the press. It was recently given 92 points by James Suckling, accompanied by the following tasting note:
"Very exotic aromas of flowers and blackberries follow through to a full body, velvety tannins and a rich finish. Shows focus and freshness. Drink now. "