40/40
40/40, Lucas Pfister's winery is located in Ugarteche, a small town directly on the 40th parallel south and on the famous Ruta 40, which leads from the northern Andes of Argentina down to Tierra del Fuego. In the shadow of snow-capped mountains, he presses "wines without make-up" from grape varieties that are deeply connected to Argentina's wine-growing history and which show that the idea of bringing unadulterated wines into the bottle has long since spread around the world.
40/40 Otro Andar Malbec 2019
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- €19,90
Malbec is one of the few grape varieties that enjoys a better reputation in a new location - in its case Argentina - than in its actual homeland (Bordeaux). The reason for this has less to do with its quality and more to do with the fact that it did not survive the freezing cold French spring of ...
40/40 Otro Andar Torrontes 2019
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- €19,90
Torrontes is a highly flavoured variety. And as is so often the case with quite expressive varieties, a little maceration time is also worthwhile with Torrontes. "Not much at all, says Lucas Pfister from 40/40, a few days are enough. It's just about adding a few alternative flavours to its floral...
40/40 Otro Andar Malbec-Bonarda 2019
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- €19,90
The most traditional of all Argentinian cuvées. Malbec is the much better known part of it: The variety originally comes from Bordeaux, where it is now only found sporadically due to its sensitivity to climatic caprices. It is bottled somewhat more frequently in neighbouring Cahors. However, its ...