Wine club October offer
A TASTE OF AUTUMN – 12 BOTTLES FOR £84
Malbec 2019, the Wine Society, £11.50:
A new addition to this range and seriously good. Dark, rich mulberry fruit dusted with spice and a long finish.
No. 1 Malbec, Mendoza, 2019, Waitrose, down from £14.99 to £11.99 until Tuesday: New at Waitrose from Vista Flores in the Uco Valley which has become the upmarket place to grow Malbec grapes. Packed with damson and mulberry fruit, it has structure and a creamy finish.
Finca Flichman Single Vineyard Malbec 2019, Uco Valley, Tesco, £12:
Established back in 1910 by a Polish immigrant, this winery has been totally renovated and vineyards renewed. The wine has dark plum fruit, layered with blueberries and a firm, concentrated style.
Zuccardi “Serie A” Malbec/ Tempranillo 2019, Mendoza, Majestic, £12.99 on a mix-six deal: There are some people who still remember Jose Alberto Zuccardi’s visit to the York Food Festival decades ago. He put vitality into all his wines and now his son Sebastian has followed suit, adding layers of flavour with a splash of Tempranillo. This wine has deep mulberry fruit lifted with cherry, with a mellow, rounded style.
Taste the Difference High Altitude Malbec 2019, Mendoza, Sainsbury’s, £13: Altitude is everything in Argentina and the more a label can talk about the height of the vineyard, the better the wine seems to taste. This is a powerful, wellstructured wine that was good with the empanadas but really needs a juicy steak to partner its intense plums and oak flavours.
Altos los Hormigas Malbec 2018, Mendoza, Latitude Wines, £13.50:
Hormigas means ants, and when planting the vines there were many ant colonies in the ground. The ants have moved on and the vines have sunk their roots deep into the soil, producing a wine with deep plum and strawberry fruit and enough structure to cope with empanadas, but also a rich beef casserole.
Viñalba Gran Reservado Malbec 2018, Valle de Uco, Tesco, £16: Hervé Fabre is the Frenchman behind the Viñalba brand and over the last 20 years he has transformed the availability and flavour profile of this grape. Some are straight Malbecs, and some blended with other grapes but all hit the mark for flavour and value. This is packed with mulberry and plum fruit, supported by quality oak. Good enough for a Saturday night dinner party. Gold medal in IWC 2021.
As we get into autumn, make sure you have a case or two of wine tucked away so you are ready for whatever the weather might bring. This mixed dozen bottles has delicious whites and rounded, tasty reds. It should cost £108.88 but the Yorkshire Post price is just £84. Delivery costs £9.95 for a single case but if you order two cases to the same address, delivery is free.
To order online, just Google ‘Yorkshire Post Wine Club’ and the offer pops up, or go to www. houseoftownend.com/yorkshirepost-wine-club. You can also ring our order line on 01482 638888, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Outside this time, leave a message including your telephone number and we will ring you back.
There are 12 bottles in this case, two each of:
Whites: Organic Catarratto Pinot Grigio 2020, Fedele, Sicily – ripe pears and crisp citrus fruit; Les Hauts de Bel Air Sauvignon Blanc 2020, Bordeaux, France – fresh-tasting, lively, minerally Sauvignon Blanc; Viura 2020, Campo Nuevo, Navarra – summer fruits with apple and lime notes.
Reds: Moulin de Mallet 2016, Bordeaux – classic claret, full of ripe red fruits; Shiraz 2018, Rook’s Lane, Victoria, Australia – dark plums and soft spice; Terra de Lobos 2020, Castelão and Cabernet Sauvignon, Portugal – serious style with blackcurrant and raspberry fruit.