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El Chango Malbec 2017
Valle Central
Love Argentina’s Malbec? Now taste what Chile can do with this seductive grape. El Chango is an exciting new release – a rich, smooth, black fruit beauty that sends a warning shot across the Andes that Chile is a master with Malbec too.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Rich and juicy, nicely balanced and easy drinking
Aroma
Ripe, bright blueberry, cassis and spice aromas
Malbec is Argentina’s claim to fame, Carmenère is Chile’s, right? Not so fast. Chile was growing Malbec even before Argentina, and recently a few hectares of 140 year old vines were discovered, making them the oldest known Malbec plantings in the world. Chile only grows a fraction of what its neighbour does, but boy is it good! El Chango proves this once and for all. It comes from our good friends the Luis Felipe Edwards family, crowned ‘New World Producer of the Year’ at the Sommelier Wine Awards 2018, and ‘Best Chilean Winery’ five times. This is Malbec with pure flavours of bright cassis and blueberry and silky spice aplenty. Great on its own, even better with meaty pasta or bangers and burgers. Don’t light another barbecue without it!
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