Mendoza Wine

Mendoza sits at the foot of the Andes in western Argentina and produces the vast majority of the country's wine, including nearly all of what reaches export markets. The region's high-altitude desert climate, among the highest vineyard elevations anywhere in the world, relies on snowmelt irrigation channelled down from the mountains, giving winemakers precise control over water while intense sunlight and huge day-to-night temperature swings build concentration and colour. Sub-regions like Lujan de Cuyo and the higher, cooler Uco Valley are increasingly called out on labels as producers chase more distinctive, site-specific expressions of Malbec. For the country's wine more broadly, Argentinian Wine is worth a look, and Malbec covers the variety across every region we carry.