Tag: Malbec

September Scotch: Malbec-Finished Royal Salute 21 Year Old Polo Estancia Edition

Bright, bold and delicious, a spirit that celebrates Argentina

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Through our annual September Scotch series, we aim to chronicle noteworthy new additions (that we’ve tasted ourselves) to the ever-expanding and highly competitive whisky world. From a modern “lighthouse” and its limited release liquid to an 80-year-old single malt, this year provided many milestone expressions from Scotland’s distilleries. And one of the most flavorful of them all happens to be the first edition of Royal Salute‘s …

Exploring the Mountainside Vineyards of Cheval des Andes Wines, Mendoza

From the unique terroir to a blended vision of the past and future

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The oldest Malbec vine on the 35-hectare Cheval des Andes estate—located just outside the town of Mendoza, Argentina—dates back to 1929. Once, the Malbec grape flourished in Bordeaux, France. An insect known as the phylloxera would decimate it in the 1860s and a frost would do so again in the 1950s, but in South America it would remain untouched. Malbec vines sprawl across the Cheval …