Fabre was one of the pioneers in showing the world the qualities of Río Negro. Since the mid-1990s this winery has been making wines in Allén, beside the banks of the Negro River. This comes from vineyards that are about 30 years old. 60% of the wine was aged in barrels for a year, and the rest, in concrete for a similar time. It's a wine that offers the classic notes of blue fruits, like a bowl of blueberries, it's juicy and fresh, the texture is very smooth, the acidity is friendly, and the flavors are deep. [Drink into early 2030s.] Score - 92. (Patricio Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2024)

Deep, youthful opaque inky colour with distinctive aromatics of cassis, cassis leaf, black cherries, blueberries and brambles. Extraordinary fruit purity coupled with being distinctly varietal. A complete, concentrated, an attractive wine. Argentinian Cabernet Franc Trophy. Score - 96. (International Wine Challenge, 2023)

This shows plums, cherries and milk chocolate on the nose, plus some orange peel. On the palate it's youthful, juicy and full-bodied, with fine, lightly crunchy tannins. Drink now or hold [into early 2030s]. Score - 92. (Claire Nesbitt, jamessuckling.com, March 18, 2025)

The Alta Yari Gran Malbec Calcáreo is a selection of vineyards planted in 2009 on the Alta Yari property, on the Lomas del Jaboncillo, in Gualtallary. A place characterized by its calcium-rich soils at an altitude of more than 1,500 meters. This is a selection of especially calcareous soils - white and stony soils in a block of about three hectares in this corner of the Andes known as Monasterio. Look for the flowers here, the red fruits that appear on the nose, but above all, for those sharp chalky tannins and that saline note toward the finish. A wine full of character that is also generous in its expression from a place as special as this, in the north of the Uco Valley. For the price, there are few wines with so much personality. Score - 99. (Patricio Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2025)