2011 Trapiche Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina

Price Range of 750ml bottle, ex-tax in USD
Average: $8   From: $6   To: $11

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Over all vintages, this was the 625th most popular wine on Wine-Searcher last year. Search rank last month: 495th

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• > Cuyo
• > Mendoza

• Mendoza wine region

  Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina, responsible for roughly 70% of the country's annual wine production.

  Situated in the rain shadow of the Andes mountains to the west, Mendoza benefits from a dry climate and high average temperatures. Irrigation is facilitated by the various rivers which cross the region, including the Mendoza river itself, which runs down from the mountains. Warm, dry harvest periods mean that winemakers are able to pick their grapes according to ripeness, rather than being ruled by the vagaries of the weather. As with other New World countries, this leads to a reduction in vintage variation, as well as consistent quality from year to year. Predictable harvests also afford Mendoza's winemakers the luxury of increased control over the styles of wine they p ... more

• Cuyo wine region

  Cuyo is a large administrative and economic region in the central-west of Argentina. While it is not a wine region itself, it does neatly encompass the country's most proilfic wine-producing areas: Mendoza and San Juan. For viticultural purposes, the La Rioja region is often included as part of Cuyo.
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