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CUISINE &VINS accompanied Michel Rolland and Enrique Chrabolowsky in the International launch of the third edition of the book Wines of Argentina.
After an intense workday in which the great French enologist Michel Rolland tasted 360 wines included in the 2008 edition of the book Wines of Argentina, his comments were conclusive: I am really surprised, I have tasted almost all of the top level Argentine wines in the market and I have found very few (I can count on one hand) that I haven’t liked.
Exotic and Voluptuous
Argentina is taking its first steps in the exploration of Petit Verdot as a pure varietal. Until recently, it was practically impossible to find it pure. We did find the Malbec Verdot by Luigi Bosca, a variety born from a cross between Malbec and Petit Verdot that was discovered by the engineer Alberto Arizu (Leoncio Arizu - Luigi Bosca) and the engineer Alberto Alcalde, the famous specialist of the INTA.
