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Argentinan Wines Win Big at Decanter Wine Awards

Posted on Sep 23, 2020
Raleigh, NC

The 2020 Decanter Wine Awards were recently held in London[1]. More than 16,000 wines are given a blind taste taste, and 25 Argentinian wines came out with high points, including a Best in the Show for the 2018 “El Colomé Lote Especial Tannat” from the highlands of Valles Calchaquíes in Salta. Ten other wines, most of them Malbecs, came out with platinum awards and fourteen other with gold.

  1. Colomé Lote Especial Tannat 2018 (98 points)
  2. Amalaya Malbec 2019 (97 points)
  3. Luigi Bosca Finca Los Nobles Malbec-Verdot 2018 (97 points)
  4. Chakana Ayni Malbec 2018 (97 points)
  5. Gran Enemigo, Single Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2016 (97 points)
  6. Escorihuela Gascón The President’s Blend Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon-Syrah 2018 (97 points)
  7. Magdalena 2018. Malbec-Cabernet Sauvignon (97 points)
  8. Rutini Single Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2017 (97 points)
  9. Trivento Gaudeo Single Vineyard Malbec 2018 (97 points)
  10. Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec 2018 (97 points)
  11. Viñalba Reserve Malbec-Touriga Nacional 2019 (95 points)
  12. Argento Single Block 2017 (95 points)
  13. Argento Single Vineyard Organic Malbec (95 points)
  14. BenMarco Plata Special Edition Malbec 2019 (95 points)
  15. Fabre Fabre Montmayou Reserva Cabernet Franc 2019 (95 points)
  16. Auténtico Malbec Colomé 2019 (95 points)
  17. Doña Paula Alluvia Parcel Malbec 2017 (95 points)
  18. Doña Paula Altitude Series 1350 2018 (95 points)
  19. Finca El Origen Reserva Malbec 2019 (95 points)

[1] As reported in 25 vinos argentinos ganaron medallas de oro y platino en el concurso más importante del mundo by Carmen Ercegovich, Clarín.com, 2020.09.22