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Here, we’ve got the best value Argentina Malbec wines, all under £13. The wines mainly come from Mendoza and the Uco Valley, areas known for their premium Malbec wines.

The team of tasters included: Christelle Guibert, Decanter tasting director; Patricio Tapia, DWWA Regional Chair for Argentina; Dirceu Vianna Jr MW, South America’s first male master of wine; Peter Richards MW, DWWA Regional Chair for Chile; and Jane Parkinson, an award-winning wine writer.

Great value Argentina Malbec wines

Mauricio Lorca, Fantasia Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina, 2014

My wines

90

Elegantly sweet and rounded, a polished, creamy nose offers black fruits dashed with spice. Richly spiced and floral, suggestions of savoury tones boost the highly textural palate. Smooth, rotund and supple.

2014

MendozaArgentina

Mauricio Lorca

Bodegas Salentein, Barrel Selection Malbec, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina, 2013

My wines

92

Bright and young, full of creamy red fruit aromas and lovely floral accents. Rich, perfumed meat and beetroot flavours pack the elegant palate, while grippy tannins give a taut mouthfeel. It cries out for grilled meats.

2013

MendozaArgentina

Bodegas SalenteinUco Valley

Trapiche, Pure Malbec, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina, 2015

My wines

90

An honest Malbec, blending soft, creamy fruit with polished oak and butter-soft tannins. The classic palate is vividly expressive and lifted, with lovely floral and fruit characters winding throughout. Textbook.

2015

MendozaArgentina

TrapicheUco Valley

Finca Las Moras, Barrel Select Malbec, San Juan, Argentina, 2014

My wines

90

You can taste the high altitude in this focused, complex, intense wine. Powerful sweet plum and blackcurrant fruit line the creamy, chocolatey palate enlivened by vivacious acidity. Ripe, elegant and long.

2014

San JuanArgentina

Finca Las Moras

Luigi Bosca, Finca La Linda Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina, 2013

My wines

90

Polished, crunchy, ripe strawberry and cherry. Complex and robust, the intense palate smooths out to an elegant finish. Great value.

2013

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Luigi Bosca

Ellie Douglas
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Ellie Douglas is digital editor at Decanter.

She has worked at Decanter since 2013, when she joined as editorial assistant, then moving to the web team as assistant web editor in 2015.

Over her years at Decanter, Ellie has helped to significantly grow Decanter’s social media presence and with the launch of Decanter Premium in 2017.

She holds her WSET Level three in Wine, and in 2018 was shortlisted for PPA Digital Content Champion of the Year.