HJ Fabre Gran Reservado Malbec 2021

Fine, barrel-aged Malbec from the exceptional Hervé Fabre, a former IWC Red Winemaker of the Year Hervé Fabre is a hero of both Malbec and Argentina. He left his native Bordeaux in the early 1990s in search of new and exciting wine territory in which to invest. He was heading for Chile but was side-tracked by old Malbec vineyards in Argentina and never left. Hervé now runs one of the leading estates in Mendoza, and has won a string of national and international Golds and Trophies as well as 90+ scores from critics. This dense, velvety red is made from the hand-picked fruit of 80-year-old vines in Mendoza, a region with “the terroir to produce not just good but truly great Malbec” (Decanter). Matured for a year in fine French oak, it’s a complex, elegant style, that will age. For now, decant early and serve with a fine cut of beef.