Aldo's Vinoteca ★ 4.6
Aldo Graziani's wine-led restaurant in Monserrat: 600-plus labels selected via blind tasting; bottles at retail plus modest corkage. Deep by-the-glass list.
Argentina's defining wine: deep purple, plummy, with the high-altitude Andean acidity that separates Mendoza Malbec from its Cahors French ancestor. Best drunk as a flight across vineyards (Lujan, Uco, Salta).
Malbec arrived in Mendoza in 1853 from Cahors, France, via French agronomist Michel Aime Pouget at the request of governor Sarmiento. The grape thrived at 1,000-1,500 m altitude where it failed in France. Catena Zapata's Nicolas Catena Zapata in the 1980s pushed the high-altitude vineyards (Adrianna, Gualtallary) that made Argentine Malbec world-famous.
4 editor picks for Malbec Wine Flight in Buenos Aires, ranked by editorial score. All Buenos Aires signature dishes · Malbec Wine Flight across every city.
Lo de Joaquin Alberdi ★ 4.5
Palermo Soho wine shop-bar focused on small-batch Argentine bottles. Knowledgeable team, daily by-the-glass list and Friday tastings; a discovery counter.
Pain et Vin ★ 4.4
Half bakery, half wine bar in Palermo Soho. Naturally fermented bread, country charcuterie, small-producer wines from Patagonia and the Calchaqui Valley.
Vico Wine Bar ★ 4.3
Self-pour Villa Crespo wine bar with 100-plus Argentine labels on Enomatic machines; prepaid card, pour your own half or full glass, tapas to share.
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Malbec Wine Flight makes more sense with someone from Buenos Aires explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Taste Malbec Wine Flight with a local in Buenos Aires
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Day trip · 4 hours
Buenos Aires: Flight + Lunch and Wine Tasting at Bodega Gamboa
Fly by helicopter to Bodega Gamboa and enjoy a unique experience among wines, signature cuisine, and nature, just a few minutes from Buenos Aires.
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Water activity · 3h 30m
Buenos Aires Sailing Tour with Wine Tasting
Sail into the sunset, taste the best local wines, and experience Buenos Aires from the world's widest river!
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Day trip · 5 hours
Buenos Aires: Estancia Vigil Winery Tour with Lunch
Discover the wine culture of Argentina on a day trip to Estancia Vigil from Buenos Aires. Enjoy a wine tasting, a 3-course lunch, and a guided tour of the winery and v...
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