Without a doubt Achaval Ferrer is one of the go to names when it comes to Argentine Malbec. The wines from these small, hands on estate are without a doubt some of the finer if not the best across the board coming out of Argentina. The just released 2007 Mendoza Malbec, the winery’s entry level Malbec, is another outstanding effort. The over all quality of the 2007 vintage may be up for debate at this stage of the game, but the quality of this particular wine is not even questionable. A beautiful core of racy fruit, think dark raspberry and boysenberry with a mineral component on the finish along with a peppery, floral lift gives this a lot of intriguing complexity. Quite young and primary this should settle in nicely with a year or two of bottle age. Once again Achaval Ferrer has produced another rock solid effort and an outstanding value considering what’s in the bottle.