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Zohar Tannat 2009
On our last trip to Dominio Del Plata we got to talking to Susana Balbo about the virtues of the mighty Tannat grape, an...
Welcome to Las Bodegas – the UK’s leading specialist importer of Argentine wines. Representing no fewer than 15 wineries and with a range of around 90 wines, from sultry Salta Torrontés to some of the meatiest of Mendoza Malbecs, we believe that our offering to the UK wine trade is second to none in terms of Choice and Value for your customers.
The purpose of this site is not to attempt a detailed analysis of what makes Argentina so good and so truly unique; there are plenty of worthy sources for that kind of information. What we do here is simply show you our wines and talk about them a little, from the many talented winemakers that we work with; and hopefully encourage you to get involved with – we believe – the most exciting wine country in the world.
Whether you are seeking a classic Malbec and Torrontés duo (and what self-respecting wine range is complete without that these days?) or looking to explore the heights of Argentina’s wines in more detail – a quirky Bonarda, a muscular Nebbiolo, a knockout Syrah, an elegant ‘Bordeaux blend’ or perhaps a sumptuous sparkling wine, you have come to the right place.
NOVEMBER 2011
It fills us with a huge and humbling sense of pride – and gratitude! – to be awarded IWC Specialist Merchant of the Year for Argentina for the second year running. We'd like to thank everyone in the UK trade who has supported us and continues to do so; thank you!
Argentine wine is not recession proof by any means, but it does continue to flourish in the UK at relatively high prices compared to almost every other country. It is still a very small part of the market and will continue to be so, but the wines forge ahead every year, galvanizing a growing reputation for very high quality wines with genuine personality, countless points of difference and bags of attitude. In an increasingly homogenized commodity culture – at least when it comes to 'consumer goods' – we say Amen and Hallelujah to that. Good stuff is worth paying for.
Perhaps surprisingly, then, you will find rather fewer wines from Argentina than ever before on our site; only 66 to be precise! Why? It's a case of out with the old… We are in the process of sourcing approximately 20 new wines, some of which will arrive just before the end of the year, more of which will land in February / March. To do this there's been a fair bit of 'natural selection' going on. If you don't see some old favourites don't despair, we still have many of them in stock, but the website needed to make way for the new arrivals.
These new wines come from a combination of our current wineries – Atamisque, Dominio Del Plata, Mauricio Lorca, Riglos and RJ Viñedos – but also from two new wineries, both of which we are very excited about, both of which are very different. These good folks shall remain nameless for now lest we tempt fate and cross swords with the bad demons of long haul shipping. In other words, we'll tell you all about them when the wines arrive.
In the meantime, we wish you all a very happy, successful, profitable, safe Christmas and a braw Hogmanay.