La Chamiza Polo Amateur Malbec 2018

Ageing: Six months stainless steel

Structure: Medium bodied

Food pairing ideas: BBQ meats 

Description: This is a vibrant red wine with violet hues. It's aroma is delicate, with intense mix of red fruit, plum marmalade and cherry. The palate continues with the intense fruit,alongside round and sweet tannins and a lovely long finish.

Producer profile: Based in an old Polo Pony stud farm, the La Chamiza winery are relatively new to the Argentine wine scene, with only 11 years production under their belt, yet have already created an unmistakable excitement, and established an excellent reputation for their wines.

The reasons for their success however are perfectly clear. By sourcing fruit only in Argentina’s premium vine-growing region, or “First Zone” where the old vines growing in some of the most difficult terroir in the World produce amazing quality, La Chamiza have the perfect start to their wine.

After that, their skillful winemaker nurtures the personality and terroir of each individual vineyard in as natural a way as possible and the resulting wine has complexity and character combined with a purity of flavour that is just sensational to drink. Finally, these wines are bottled and packaged in such an elegant and stunning way that consumers remember them for a long time, and never cease to be bowled over by the exceptional quality for their price.

All of La Chamiza’s wines are inextricably linked to the age-old Argentine sport of Polo by their history, their name (La Chamiza is a type of Polo Pony breed) and the winery are 100% committed to the game. The La Chamiza team flies the flag for the sport and their wine all over the world with their own polo team.