Moreishly fruity, Alambrado is from Familia Zuccardi, one of the finest cellars in all Argentina. Zuccardi are three times winner of Argentina’s ‘Top Value Brand’, presented by IWC, and family head José Alberto Zuccardi was given a lifetime achievement award by IWC in 2016. The family enjoy state of the art facilities in Maipo and Uco, yet remain committed to employing the local families who have served the company since José’s father’s time. This smooth, fruity Malbec is simple and tasty, with lots of easy-going fruit. A perfect midweek wine, with or without food, and here in a handy quarter size.

This Single Vineyard Malbec from 5-star-rated Hungerford Hill’s talented Bryan Currie is “Ripe, plush, weighty and inviting with fabulous fruit concentration" It boasts: "... Dark berry fruit plus scented red rose petals and a hint of musk." (Toni Paterson, The Halliday Wine Companion).

Coonawarra's Parker Estate ventures away from their home region with some parcels of fruit, occasionally making their way into small batch wines (hence the SBW on the label). This is a 68/32% Coona warra Shiraz/Malbec from the Barossa Valley, and is, according to Jane Faulkner in The Halliday Wine Companion, "A solid offering. The Malbec coming on strongly with its tobacco and dark-red-fruit spectrum... easy to enjoy... 93pts".