Fabre Montmayou Cabernet Franc Reserva Mendoza Argentina 2016

Short version: $12, as in, TWELVE American dollars (we’ll consider taking Euros, though, if you like). 96 POINTS Decanter! Spicy, fragrant, silky Argentinian goodness!

Longer version: $12, as in, TWELVE American dollars. 96 POINTS Decanter! (kidding, but seriously, that is crazy). Hervé Joyaux Fabre, owner and director of Fabre Montmayou, was born in Bordeaux, France to a family of wine negociants. When he arrived in Argentina in the early 90s looking for opportunities to invest in vineyards and start a winery, he was impressed by the potential for Malbec in Mendoza, and shocked by the number of neglected top notch old vine vineyards available for purchase. He started buying them up, and today is a huge landholder and produces under several different estates.

Anywho, we had an opportunity to taste this and, as sometimes happens, our staff finished the bottle in record time (we have to remember to hide this stuff!). Taking that as confirmation of how good this juice is, we bought as much as we could after negotiating a sweet little price. C’mon, 96 points!

** Got some? Good. This will go uber-quick.

PIE! As in Mom’s blackberry pie, with baking spices, grilled herbs, sweet tea, cloves, and a warm, easy-drinking personality. So good! Insane price! While it lasts…!