Tercos Malbec
Winery Tercos
Grape Malbec
Year 2009
Country Argentina
Region Mendoza
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Lush, spicy Malbec is Argentina’s signature
red grape; this bottling comes from the
Santos brothers, sons of one of the country’s
Malbec pioneers.
What You Need To Know
Pedro and Patricio Santos grew up in
the Argentinean wine industry: Their grandparents purchased and
rehabilitated one of the country’s oldest wineries, Bodegas Norton,
and their father’s Malbecs helped establish the country’s reputation
for quality wine abroad. Though the family sold Bodega Norton
in 1991, dad Ricardo still owns an eponymous Mendoza winery, for
which Patricio makes the wines. The Tercos label is the brothers’
more affordable offshoot. The bottling offers surprising refinement
for the price, with notes of flowers and coffee lending complexity
to the juicy fruit.
Smell It
Coffee-inflected scents of
blackberries and cherries. 
Taste It
Ripe but refined, with velvety
raspberry and violet flavors. 
Serve It
Cellar temperature—the
bottle should be cool to
the touch. 
Pair It
Rare steaks, thick chops and
roasts, especially grilled or
with a bit of spice. Recently Viewed :
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