July 14th – As of September 2022, Viña Cobos will entrust the unique distribution of its flagship wine “Cobos Malbec” to La Place de Bordeaux by way of the Bureau des Grands Vins.
Paul Hobbs, founder and winemaker, commented: “Working with La Place permits our flagship wine to achieve a vastly better variety of fantastic wine shoppers and collectors worldwide. We imagine La Place will serve to strengthen the attain of Viña Cobos wines already current in over 60 nations.”
The distribution of this Argentine Icon will initially depend on the experience and data of seven Bordeaux negociants: CVBG, LD Vins, Ulysse Cazabonne, Joanne Uncommon Wines, Maison Ginestet, Diva and Crus et Domaines de France, who will commercialize this exceptional wine in essentially the most outstanding locations in Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
The product of a perfected union, Cobos Malbec is sourced from our best vines and powered by high quality farming. The wine is vinified utilizing time-honored artisanal and handcrafted strategies. Our objective—to be the world reference for malbec. Carlos de Carlos, Business Director defined, “Cobos Malbec is a wine of outstanding character, magnificence, and depth. A part of its the Aristocracy stems from its ageability. This wine will reward with the passage of time.”
About Viña Cobos
Established in 1998, Viña Cobos right now is internationally acknowledged for its mastery in producing world class wines from a finely curated collection of numerous terroirs located within the cool, high-altitude zones of Mendoza, Argentina. The vineyard was based in Lujan de Cuyo on the foot of the Andes Mountains by American winemaker, Paul Hobbs. Guided by his imaginative and prescient and maverick spirit, Viña Cobos’ proficient and skilled staff of expert artisans, farm the vineyards and handcraft Vina Cobos wines with the utmost experience and fervour.
Viña Cobos Vineyard
Chañares Property – Cobos Malbec’s dwelling winery
“Whereas Chañares Property is a decidedly distinctive terroir supremely effectively suited to Malbec, we can’t overstate the significance of farming because it pertains to rising distinctive fantastic wine grapes. The attention of the farmer is crucial. Attentiveness to element and doing the correct factor on the correct second are paramount,” emphasised Paul Hobbs in regards to the work he and his staff have been doing in Argentina for over 30 years.
Chañares Winery
Cobos Malbec 2019
Cobos Malbec—pinnacle of Viña Cobos—is the primary ever South American wine to garner the extremely coveted 100-point score and is essentially the most constantly extremely rated wine from Argentina (1). Cobos Malbec—marking a milestone in viticulture, defying present requirements, and firmly positioning Malbec and Argentina on the worldwide stage. (1) James Suckling, April 2022
The wine’s look is a superb, deep, vibrant violet-blue hue. Aromas of ripe gooseberry, black fig, and mountain grown herbs explode from the glass. The palate bursts of freshly picked purple currant and blueberry fruit resulting in a profound complexity that persists by way of its lengthy, finely textured end. This well-rounded, multi-layered wine is full-bodied and shows distinctive stability, energy, pressure, and finesse.
About Paul Hobbs
A primary journey to Argentina in March 1988 marked the start of a South American winemaking profession that carries on right now with Viña Cobos in Mendoza. He’s celebrated for his standing because the pioneer who performed the main function in launching malbec’s rise to fame and for his contribution of serving to elevate Argentina to the world class wine area stage. Immediately, Paul is the proprietor/winemaker of seven (7) wineries throughout 4 continents. His three (3) home wineries embody Paul Hobbs Vineyard (1991), and Crossbarn Vineyard (2000) are in Sebastopol, California. Hillick & Hobbs Property (2019) located within the Finger Lakes area of New York State is devoted to the manufacturing of Riesling. His 4 (4) worldwide partnerships embody Viña Cobos, Mendoza (1999); Crocus, Cahors (2011); Yacoubian-Hobbs, Armenia (2014); and Alvaredos-Hobbs, Galicia (2018).
