Adelante 'Old Vine' Malbec, La Consulta, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina 2023Ray Kaufman spent more than two decades as a winemaker at Laurel Glen in Sonoma before turning his attention to Argentina and the indigenous old vine Malbec of La Consulta. Adelante meaning "forward" began with the 2007 purchase of the Don Eugenio vineyard, a 17 acre parcel originally planted in 1946 by Italian immigrant Eugenio Gioachini and farmed continuously on its own roots ever since. By the time Kaufman acquired it, the vineyard had been

and natural oyster salinity

Skewered with toothpicks as a classic tapas bite

Graubünden

contributing to the grape's characteristic salinity and aromatic intensity

Beer pairings: IPA

TEXTURE: Moist and flaky with firm

wild thyme

After moving to London and developing a taste for the local specialty gin and tonics

Planted 1978–1980 on a north-facing slope

Shortly after the harvest the wines were transferred to wooden casks (“tonéis”) and spent the winter maturing in the Douro Valley

village origin

Red Pepper Garlic