The great potential of South American Bordeaux blends: 22 essential wines

Founded by Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Concha y Toro in Puente Alto, Almaviva excels with its Bordeaux-inflected reds created by Michel Friou. Its 2019...

Partnering 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon from Las Compuertas and Paraje Altamira, this has less tannin, density and acidity than the 2017 release, but...

In 2019 Andrea León achieved superlative results at Clos Apalta with a blend of 64% Carmenere, Cabernet Franc and Merlot aged for 25 months in...

The twenty-fifth vintage of a wine first made in 1995 by the Mondavi and Chadwick families is one of Francisco Baettig’s best editions yet: 60%...

Subtle, graceful and perfumed, this carries its structure and concentration lightly, with graphite, cassis and blueberry fruit, fresh acidity and harmonious, caressing tannins. Superb stuff....

Made with grapes from pre-phylloxera massal selections of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec from the Uco Valley, this blend from Catena Zapata was fermented in oak,...

‘I think this is my best wine,’ says Daniel Pi regarding this red which combines 65% Malbec with 30% Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon from...

An assemblage of 50% Tannat, 40% Cabernet Franc and the rest Merlot and Marselan grown in the granite soils of Garzón, Uruguay, this is a...

First launched in 1994, this tribute to the historic director of Bodegas Bianchi is one of the most classical Bordeaux blends in Mendoza. Made with...

Casa Donoso used grapes from the Maule Valley for their flagship wine, which in 2018 was made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Malbec and Cabernet Franc...

Since 1992, Preludio is an iconic South American red wine that is born from a careful selection of barrels, today in charge of Santiago Deicas....

Roberto Luka makes Finca Sophenia’s iconic wine with grapes from Gualtallary, Uco Valley. The 2017 is an assemblage of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Malbec with...

The ancient granite soils of the vineyard tended by the Bouchon family in Mingre, Maule Valley, provide the grapes for this pure, distinctive red, which...

Auma is a high-end biodynamic wine made by Cristóbal Undurraga in Los Lingues, an area of Colchagua with basalt soils that lend an intriguing character...

Made with grapes from a vineyard planted by Antonio Pulenta in Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo in 1992, this blend has been made since 2002. The...

A modern Bordeaux blend made by Cristian Vallejo who combines Cabernet Sauvignon with 18% Carmenere, 14% Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Merlot from Millahue, Cachapoal. Aged...

Rafael Tirado uses grapes grown in the volcanic ash soils of his labyrinthine vineyard in Colbun, Maule Valley, for this blend made up of 60%...

Mariano Di Paola combined Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from Gualtallary with Malbec from La Consulta and Syrah from Paraje Altamira for this Bordeaux-inspired blend...

Using grapes from high altitude vineyards in the Uco Valley, Jorge Cabeza and José Galante made this 2018 assemblage with 66% Malbec (co-fermented with 4%...

Mostly Cabernet Sauvignon made with grapes from the Cachapoal Valley and aged for 14 months in oak (10% in foudres) Sideral is a modern expression...

Henry Gran Guarda is Bodega Lagarde's high end brand that combines grapes from Luján de Cuyo and the Uco Valley – 38% Malbec, 28% Cabernet...

A classic among Chilean Bordeaux blends, Triple C is a blend of mostly Cabernet Franc with Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon from the Maipo Valley, which...