The 2010 Malbec is aged is used French and American oak. It has a simple herbaceous bouquet with dusty black fruit. The palate is rather brutish and chunky, but offers satisfactory leafy, bell pepper-tinged fruit on the finish. Drink now. Argento was owned by Bibendum Wine Limited for many years and the wine formed many an introduction to Argentinean wine on this side of the Atlantic. During the writing of this report, it was sold to an Argentinean company who according to the press report owns several hundred hectares Iof vineyard in Mendoza. I expect the brand to expand their sales in the United States over the next few years. What of the wine itself? They are what you might call “solid,” “serviceable” Argentinean wines designed to appeal to mass consumers and in this respect, it has been successful. Importer: Distinguished Vineyards and Wine Partners; www.dvwinepartners.com