An Argentine Malbec has been featured in one of the world's largest competitions

Every two years in May, in Bordeaux, France, Vinexpo is a major event in the world wine industry, where the international "Citadelles du Vin" competition is presented. In a blind tasting selected from 1000 wines from around the world, Trapiche Terroir Malbec Series 2015 – Finca Coletto, was awarded the "Best Malbec of the contest", receiving the maximum mention of the series.

AT Fabricio Portelli, sommelier and wine expert, the wine of excellence is a very good one as well as the fact that they are recognized in the context of a prestigious competition. "This contest is one of the world's most recognized winemakers and their level of demand, without a doubt the Malbec Trapiche Terroir series has accomplished something exceptional," he badured. Infobae Portelli.

"The Trapiche Terroir Malbec series, is a series of wines that express the richness of the diversity of our terroirs.Each year, the winemakers and agronomists select the three best malbec wines made from grapes from the vineyards of our independent producers. to show our gratitude to those who give us their grapes of the highest quality and help to give our wines an identity, "he said in his statement, Trapiche Argentina.

Citadeles du Vin is one of the most prestigious international competitions. Its jury is composed mainly of high level winemakers approved by the O.I.V for several days. 1000 samples of wines from more than forty countries of the world. Contest samples are anonymous and categorized. At a rigorous blind tasting, each sample is qualified according to strict and precise criteria: aromatic type, potency, clarity, evolution. Award-winning wines are those that score the highest on a scale of 1 to 100.

"The tasting is blind and the judges have very little data on the wine that they will taste, probably the year of harvest to see if it's a problem." evolved or young wine. " The mode of choice is regulated by the International Organization of Vine. and wine (OIV) where the qualitative aspects are taken into account, starting with the sight, the aroma, the taste and finally a conclusion that defines whether the wine is awarded or not, "he said. Portelli.

Vinexpo is a trade show attended by more than 1,800 wineries around the world, attended by journalists and opinion leaders. During the same period, commercial managers and winemakers find a unique trading environment to discuss projects and project international trade.

The presence of an Argentine warehouse is the opportunity to make contact with many distributors and importers, to introduce products, to discuss business plans and to update commercial information with other countries such as Europe, Asia and the United States. It is an important event of the global wine industry as well as a new space for exchange and knowledge. Another opportunity to spread the potential of Argentine wines.