Today’s impressive, budget-minded, small-production El Chaco 2014 Argentina Malbec hails from the high altitude vineyards of world-renowned Kiwi winemaker, Nick Goldschmidt.

He’s been making wines in California, New Zealand and Argentina for 25 years - led winemaking at Simi for 13 years and now makes wines for you under his own labels.

The vineyard where this wine was born sits at 4000’ elevation, resulting in a wine driven by dark fruits and spice, with a touch of terroir and earthen characteristics.

This wine is very fragrant, with black cherry, cedar, smoky cherry, cassis and plum, clay, sweet dried flower petals, cracked red peppercorn and a hint of sweet tobacco leaf.

Soft and silky on initial entry, this Malbec shows off delicious flavors of blackberry compote, black cherry, raspberry, leather, plum, violets, dried earth, smoky cherry, and cracked black pepper.

For those ready to jump up in class from the traditional budget Malbec, today’s highly recommended and very delicious El Chaco 2014 Argentina Malbec is one that will surely impress.