Achaval Ferrer’s Fincas 2020 wines represent Mendoza’s finest terroirs. To mark the release, db explores the sites and philosophies behind them. Achaval Ferrer, a producer of fine Argentine wines since 1998, has released the latest iterations of its Fincas range. The trio of estate Malbecs from 2020, Finca Mirador, Finca Bella Vista and Finca Altamira, launched globally on 15 April. The wines are retailing in the UK market through Jeroboams. The Fincas project is the pinnacle of more than 25 years spent exploring Argentina’s terroirs through its signature grape, Malbec. Its goal is to convey the unique and varied conditions found across Argentina’s most famous winegrowing region. Since launching, the three wines have gained an international reputation, and the company is eyeing further development with a fourth Finca wine in the works. Revealing the Fincas 2020 range alongside selected vintages from each vineyard at 67 Pall Mall, London, winemaker Gustavo Rearte stressed that Argentine Malbec should not be overcomplicated to be high quality. “The future of Malbec,” he says, “is three simple things: a great grape, terroir and hard work.” Achaval Ferrer’s work to achieve high quality, according to Rearte, rests on “three pillars”: ungrafted vines, minimal intervention and a search for complexity. The team has invested in innovative schemes, such as cigar-shaped barrels, trials with wild yeast and research into the estates’ clonal diversity. However, the core aim has always been an expression of terroir and vintage through Malbec, as opposed to distracting projects. 2020 was an unusual
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