Viña Cobos Collection

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Viña Cobos is the vision of a dreamer who one day took on the challenge of making wines like never before, in Argentina.

It has been 22 years since their first release and 16 years since I started buying and selling their world-class wines. Paul Hobbs set to the challenge of placing Argentina next to the great producers of the world, which and alongside his Californian winery, he has achieved admirably.

During 2005 / 2006 I spent much of my time climbing and cycling combined with a little ‘wine’ work which was just enough to pay the bills, but I do recall some very lean months. I first met Paul in London at the Bluebird, Chelsea for a tasting of his wine (Cobos and Paul Hobbs) followed by a delicious supper. Despite the event taking place 16 years ago, my memory remains as lucid as the day itself. I remember enjoying a G&T prior to the tasting and the perfectly cooked beef for supper. I also remember the blooming long walk down the King’s Road as taking a taxi was too much of a luxury in those days!

The wine tasting was a behemoth experience – the entire line-up was packed with ripe, rich fruit and colossal structure. Given my ‘classical’ background, these were a shock to the system – the high quality of winemaking was clear as the light of day, which was never in question, given that Paul was the winemaker at Robert Mondavi, Opus One and Simi Winery. Paul had become renowned for the quality and potency of his wines, which and to this day, remains unchanged.  

So, my journey started with his 2005 Malbec Marchiori Vineyard; ’05 uNico and ’06 Nico which I sold to my customers and which were far removed from my Bordeaux offerings. I have remained faithful and continued to purchase and sell, often to the same group of customers. Demand has grown as critics and consumers around the world recognise the quality. Moreover, and in the wine-world which is obsessed with scores (huge article coming later this month on this subject) they often sell-out before they are released in the market. Demand for mature vintages is extraordinarily high as are the prices – often exorbitantly so, and not justified in my opinion, but there you go…

Undeniably, Viña Cobos has put Argentina on the map for world-class wines, defying existing standards and firmly positioning Malbec and Argentina on the international fine wine scene. This release includes wines from the celebrated 2018 vintage as well as their new range, ‘Vinculum,’ which pays tribute to the wealth of growers that have worked with the Estate for decades in some of the finest parts of Luján de Cuyo and Valle de Uco. The properties such as Touza, Rebon and Los Arbolitos are now the foundations of this new range, but with improved winemaking techniques and incredible blending from very special sites, the Viniculum wines are exceptional.

As well as the new range, there have been some changes to the brand architecture for the rest of the wines. What was Bramare Vineyard Designate is now Viña Cobos Vineyard Designate and focusses on the three main estates of Chañares, Marchiori and Zingaretti.

As ever, volumes are incredibly limited and particularly for his most collected… The huge scores from James Suckling, another lifetime fan will, undoubtedly, get the wine brokers sniffing around as it’s a super-easy sell for them.

99 Points from James Suckling and cheapest in the world market.

Nearest UK competitor - £677.00 per case under bond (£138.00 duty paid, per bottle)

2018 Viña Cobos Chañares Estate Malbec

£72.50 per bottle

Available In Bond at £367.50 per case of 6

One of the distinctive features of this vineyard, located in the Los Árboles district of Valle de Uco, are the native forests of Chañar trees, preserved in a nature reserve for the indigenous species of flora and fauna in the region. This Estate is characterized by poor, yet free-draining, stony and alluvial soils. Combined with the favourable climatic conditions of the 2018 vintage, makes this an extraordinary wine indeed. Aged for 18 months in a combination of new and second use French oak barrels, bottled unfined and unfiltered.

All three bottle orders come in their own presentation boxes

99 Points - James Suckling

“Blackberries, ink and blueberries with black-tea and bark undertones. Full-bodied with density and richness that is well framed with beautiful, round and polished tannins and a seamless texture. Goes on for minutes. Try after 2026, but already great.”

2019 Viña Cobos Vinculum Chardonnay

Only available at The Vinorium

£38.95 per bottle

Available In Bond at £175.00 per case of 6

Vineyards are located in Tupungato and Tunuyan in the Uco Valley at up to 1,172 metres elevation. The 2019 vintage was characterised by great thermal amplitude, low rainfall and ideal health conditions throughout the harvest period, enabling even fruit ripening, optimum concentration of grapes and good acidity. This wine was aged for 12 months in new and second hand French oak barrels and bottled unfined.

97 Points - James Suckling

 “Intense aromas of cooked apple, pie crust, butterscotch and salted caramel follow through to a full, intense and deep palate with layers of fruit, light phenolics and savoriness. It’s a plush, rich white.”

2018 Viña Cobos Marchiori Estate Malbec

Only available at The Vinorium

£66.95 per bottle

In Bond at £315.00 per case of 6

The Marchiori Estate in Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo is comprised of clay-loam and sandy-loam soils that vines of over 80 year old can penetrate deeply. This vineyard was the source of the inaugural vintage release of Cobos Malbec 1999. This wine was aged for 18 months in a combination of new and second use French oak barrels before being bottled in November 2019, unfined and unfiltered.

.All three bottle orders come in their own presentation boxes

97 Points - James Suckling

“Blackberry, blueberry, dark-mushroom and dark-walnut aromas follow through to a full-bodied, tight palate and a gorgeous, dark-berry center palate. Creamy and polished. Lovely finish. Violets and mushrooms. From 80-year-old vines. Hard not to drink now, but better in 2024.”

2018 Cobos Malbec

In Bond at £680.00 per case of 3 OWC

Nearest UK competitor - £295.00 per bottle, duty paid

The cardinal wine and founding inspiration for the Viña Cobos portfolio involves a vine and cluster selection of the highest quality Malbec fruit from within their top estates. Harvested at optimum ripeness between March 15th and May 4th. Aged for 18 months in a combination of new French Taransaud and second use barrels before bottling unfined and unfiltered.

99 Points - James Suckling

“Incredible purity of fruit in the nose, offering crushed, perfectly ripe blackberries and currants with raspberries and citrus. Some black liquorice, too. It’s full-bodied with density, precision and gorgeously fine tannins. Great length going on for minutes. A blend of mostly Chañares with some old-vine fruit from Marchiori and Zingaretti. Such precision to this. Tight now. Try after 2026.”

2018 Volturno

Only available at The Vinorium

In Bond at £540.00 per case of 3 OWC

Produced only in exceptional vintages, Cabernet Sauvignon vines of over 50 years old at the Marchiori Estate are planted at 1000m altitude in deep clay loam soils, with a substrata of river washed cobbles and round stones. Aged for 18 months in a combination of new and second use French barrels before bottling unfined and unfiltered. This is an exceptional wine demonstrating concentration, richness with balance and sophistication.

98 Points - James Suckling

“Blackcurrants and blackberries in the nose with licorice, sweet tobacco, iron and tile. Black olives too. Full-bodied, tight palate with intense, super fine tannins that give the wine a seamless and almost endless finish. I like the iodine and tile undertones to this. Wonderful center palate. Perhaps the best Volturno yet? 88% cabernet sauvignon, 11% malbec and 1% cabernet franc. Try after 2025.”

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