Casarena, Appellation Agrelo Malbec, Luján de Cuyo, 2019

90 Points Decanter. From low-yielding Malbec vines grown in Agrelo at 900m, hand-picked and fermented with natural yeast, then aged for 12 months in French oak. Black cherry aromas with a whisper of spice. Ripe, velvety black fruit is balanced by a long, fresh, spicy, herbal finish, with rounded tannins. 90/100 Tim Atkin 90/100 Descorchados Very good value for money here, with a very good price for a wine that quite clearly represents Agrelo’s juicy and friendly Malbec’s. This comes from vineyards planted in 2006 and was aged for a year in used oak barrels that don’t seem to have interfered with the fruity flavours. One for beef empanadas.