MARCH 18, 2023 LCBO VINTAGES RELEASE

VINOLOGIE INC.
piedras viejas malbec 2018
El Challao
piedras viejas malbec 2018
El Challao
Matervini is the new wine adventure of two renowned winemakers: Santiago Achával from Argentina, and Roberto Cipresso from Italy. It was born in 2008, in an attempt to answer the question “what’s next after Malbec?” Our answer was, “More Malbec!
JAMES SUCKLING - 97 POINTS
This is really cool with blue fruit, black licorice and dried violets and lavender. Full-bodied, dense and layered with ripe tannins and a juicy finish. The tannins have a slightly austere edge, adding an extra dimension. Pointed and poised. Try after 2023.
TIM ATKIN - 96 POINTS
El Challo is what Santiago Achával calls a “lunar” landscape, located west of the city of Mendoza at 1,600 metres. Planted as recently as 2008, it’s a site with incredible promise and intensity. Focused and fresh, with the concentration of very small berries, it has amazing balance and purity with dense black fruits and a frisson of chalky minerality. 2022-28
LCBO CLASSICS - MARCH 2022
LCBO# 23096 $263.00/750ml.