Malbec Wine Flight is a signature dish of Argentina; we have verified places to eat it in Buenos Aires. Argentina's defining wine: deep purple, plummy, with the high-altitude Andean acidity that separates Mendoza Malbec from its Cahors French ancestor. Start with where to eat Malbec Wine Flight in Buenos Aires.
Malbec Wine Flight · Buenos Aires
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.
Where to eat in Buenos Aires:
- Aldo's Vinoteca
- Lo de Joaquin Alberdi
- Vico Wine Bar
- Pain et Vin
Where to eat Malbec Wine Flight in Buenos Aires: the editor picks