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MALBEC, THE SIGNATURE VARIETAL<br />
THAT PUT ARGENTINA ON THE<br />
WORLD STAGE<br />
BY MAURICIO LLAVER<br />
PHOTOGRAPHS: COURTESY OF THE ESTATES<br />
In just over 30 years, Malbec has catapulted Argentina into the<br />
competitive international world of wines. It arrived in the South<br />
American country in the 1850s and subsequently managed to avoid the<br />
ravages caused by phylloxera in France, thus preserving its original<br />
genetics. Fast forward to 2022, and it accounted for 56% of Argentina’s<br />
total wine exports.<br />
STAPHYLE’S VINEYARD AT LAKE POTRERILLOS, A RELATIVELY NEW LANDSCAPE IN MENDOZA’S WINEGROWING SCENE<br />
WINTER 2023 • GILBERT & GAILLARD - THE <strong>FR</strong>ENCH EXPERTS ON WINE<br />
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