Wine style
Wine style
Argentinian Syrah
Argentinian Syrah
Argentinian Syrah
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Argentina
Often lurking in the background while Malbec takes the selfies, this bold red delivers a punch of black fruit and peppercorn that demands your attention immediately. It is the brooding bad boy of the Andes mountains.
Often lurking in the background while Malbec takes the selfies, this bold red delivers a punch of black fruit and peppercorn that demands your attention immediately. It is the brooding bad boy of the Andes mountains.
Often lurking in the background while Malbec takes the selfies, this bold red delivers a punch of black fruit and peppercorn that demands your attention immediately. It is the brooding bad boy of the Andes mountains.
Body
Big & Bold
Tannins
No Resistance
Barely Felt
Pillowy Presence
Serious Grip
The Brick Wall
Acidity
Vibrant Balance
Sugar
Savagely Dry
LEADERS
The story
Underdog rise
San Juan
Solo act
While everyone was busy fainting over Malbec, Syrah was quietly lifting weights in the San Juan province. Though it sat on the sidelines while other grapes played the volume game, Syrah found a happy home in the intense Andean sun. It evolved from a forgotten blending partner into a serious solo act, proving that patience and thick skin eventually pay off in the competitive wine game.
While everyone was busy fainting over Malbec, Syrah was quietly lifting weights in the San Juan province. Though it sat on the sidelines while other grapes played the volume game, Syrah found a happy home in the intense Andean sun. It evolved from a forgotten blending partner into a serious solo act, proving that patience and thick skin eventually pay off in the competitive wine game.
While everyone was busy fainting over Malbec, Syrah was quietly lifting weights in the San Juan province. Though it sat on the sidelines while other grapes played the volume game, Syrah found a happy home in the intense Andean sun. It evolved from a forgotten blending partner into a serious solo act, proving that patience and thick skin eventually pay off in the competitive wine game.
Why it's special
High altitude
Thick skins
Savory edge
Andean altitude works magic here. Because the sun is essentially a laser beam in these vineyards, skins get thick, locking in intense color and flavor. Yet, cool mountain nights keep things fresh, preventing the juice from tasting like strawberry jam left on a dashboard. You get a unique combo of ripe, sunny fruit and that savory, meaty edge that usually only expensive French wines brag about.
Andean altitude works magic here. Because the sun is essentially a laser beam in these vineyards, skins get thick, locking in intense color and flavor. Yet, cool mountain nights keep things fresh, preventing the juice from tasting like strawberry jam left on a dashboard. You get a unique combo of ripe, sunny fruit and that savory, meaty edge that usually only expensive French wines brag about.
Andean altitude works magic here. Because the sun is essentially a laser beam in these vineyards, skins get thick, locking in intense color and flavor. Yet, cool mountain nights keep things fresh, preventing the juice from tasting like strawberry jam left on a dashboard. You get a unique combo of ripe, sunny fruit and that savory, meaty edge that usually only expensive French wines brag about.
Who's gonna like it
Steak lovers
Value hunters
Bold palates
Fans of heavy metal and steak dinners, this one is for you. If you usually reach for a Northern Rhône red but your wallet screams at the price, this South American cousin offers similar savory thrills for half the cash. Drinkers who want their wine to chew back a little and stand up to a chimichurri-drenched ribeye will find their absolute soulmate in this glass.
Fans of heavy metal and steak dinners, this one is for you. If you usually reach for a Northern Rhône red but your wallet screams at the price, this South American cousin offers similar savory thrills for half the cash. Drinkers who want their wine to chew back a little and stand up to a chimichurri-drenched ribeye will find their absolute soulmate in this glass.
Fans of heavy metal and steak dinners, this one is for you. If you usually reach for a Northern Rhône red but your wallet screams at the price, this South American cousin offers similar savory thrills for half the cash. Drinkers who want their wine to chew back a little and stand up to a chimichurri-drenched ribeye will find their absolute soulmate in this glass.
REGIONS
Mendoza
Welcome to the land where vineyards touch the clouds and breathing gets a little harder. This isn't just about red wine, it's about pushing winemaking to dizzying vertical limits where the air is thin but the flavor is thick.
Welcome to the land where vineyards touch the clouds and breathing gets a little harder. This isn't just about red wine, it's about pushing winemaking to dizzying vertical limits where the air is thin but the flavor is thick.
San Juan
Often overshadowed by its noisy neighbor Mendoza, this sun-drenched province is the historical workhorse of Argentine viticulture. It is hot, arid, and produces reds with enough personality and strength to punch you right in the palate.
Often overshadowed by its noisy neighbor Mendoza, this sun-drenched province is the historical workhorse of Argentine viticulture. It is hot, arid, and produces reds with enough personality and strength to punch you right in the palate.
SUB-REGIONS
Luján de Cuyo
(
Mendoza
)
If Mendoza had a VIP lounge, this would be it. Revered as the cradle of Argentine quality, it is where history meets modernity, boasting old vines that have survived everything but an empty glass.
If Mendoza had a VIP lounge, this would be it. Revered as the cradle of Argentine quality, it is where history meets modernity, boasting old vines that have survived everything but an empty glass.
Maipú
(
Mendoza
)
Don't call it a comeback because it never left. This zone is the grandfather of Argentine wine, boasting ancient vines and olive groves that have seen it all. It is pure tradition in a glass.
Don't call it a comeback because it never left. This zone is the grandfather of Argentine wine, boasting ancient vines and olive groves that have seen it all. It is pure tradition in a glass.
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