Collection: Argentina

From a small, family farm in the Salta region of Argentina, this estate grown and hand harvested Malbec has a rich and round profile with strong plum and ripe cherry notes, white pepper, violet and oak.

Also made by Laura Catena and Alejandro Vigil, what makes this Malbec so special is its ageability. While Malbec is designed to be drunk young, this one can be laid down for a decade or more and will still drink beautifully.

Setting the standard for what everything Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina should be, comes Susana Balbo. After nearly two years as a wine consultant, Susana opened her own winery and started making her own wine. With a focus on food safety, environmental sustainability and corporate responsibility, this definitive Malbec is the textbook example of Malbec, hitting every point and checking every box. Hers is the benchmark to which all others should be measured against.

Once upon a time, Kendall-Jackson purchased a beautiful piece of property in Mendoza, Argentina, and there they built a state of the art facility. But because they did not employ any local laborers to build the winery, nor did they source any of the building materials locally, they were denied water access and therefore ultimately had to sell. 

            Patricia Ortiz now owns the winery, but she and her husband live an hour and a half away from the winery, so they are often apart for long stretches at a time. On the label is a depiction of a lone man, which is a representation of Patricia’s husband being alone. They decided to call the wine ‘Solo’ but when it went into production, there was a typo and it came out as Zolo. They liked it anyway and decided to keep the new name.