Argentina

Calchaquí Valley

Medium

Cork

This could be one of the most expensive Criolla wines to date, but in my view it warrants its price. Made by Pancho Lavaque, a champion of northern Argentina, this might also claim to be the highest elevation Criolla Chica, at 1,900m. It retains lively acidity and vibrancy, while two years in French oak give it a cedary, musky edge. A seductive undertone of pink peppercorn with dried cranberry and vanilla pod notes makes this an interesting advance into the little-explored area of oak-aged Criolla Chica.

Criolla Chica

Bayala Lavaque, Criolla Chica, Calchaquí Valley, Salta, Argentina, 2019

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This could be one of the most expensive Criolla wines to date, but in my view it warrants its price. Made by Pancho Lavaque, a c

Oaked

Bayala Lavaque, Criolla Chica, Calchaquí Valley, Salta, Argentina 2019

75cl

United Kingdom

British Pound

Hedonism

Amanda Barnes

Bayala Lavaque

Salta

Bayala Lavaque, Criolla Chica, Calchaquí Valley, 2019

Still

Bayala Lavaque, Criolla Chica, Calchaquí Valley, Salta, Argentina 2019

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