Colomé 1831 Malbec

Calchaqui Valley, Salta

Colomé is one of Argentina’s oldest wineries located in the Calchaqui Valley at 2300 metres (7500ft) where extreme conditions create unique terroir, perfect for growing Malbec.

Planted in 1831, the estate vineyard at Colomé is this inspiration for this wine and a tribute to our history and to my father-in-law Donald Hess who came to Colomé with vision, passion and a desire to craft the world’s greatest Malbecs. Aged in both new and used French oak barrels for 18 months, this wine exhibits dark fruit notes followed by well-structured tannins that give backbone and a plush mouthfeel to the wine - Christoph Ehrbar.

Tasting Notes

Intense red color with purple hues. Elegant and complex, with ripe black fruit and floral and spicy notes complemented by delicate and integrated notes from its oak aging. A fruity, concentrated and balanced wine with marked acidity, round tannins and great body.

AGING: 18 months in new & 2° use French Oak barrels
WINEMAKER: Thibaut Delmotte

VINEYARDS: Upper Calchaquí Valleys, Salta, Argentina
ALTITUDE: 2300m (7500ft)

VARIETY: 100% Malbec
ALC: 15%
PH: 3.7
ACIDITY: 5.6 g/l
SUGAR: 2.8 g/l

Colomé is one of Argentina’s oldest wineries located in the Calchaqui Valley at 2300 metres (7500ft) where extreme conditions create unique terroir, perfect for growing Malbec.

Planted in 1831, the estate vineyard at Colomé is this inspiration for this wine and a tribute to our history and to my father-in-law Donald Hess who came to Colomé with vision, passion and a desire to craft the world’s greatest Malbecs. Aged in both new and used French oak barrels for 18 months, this wine exhibits dark fruit notes followed by well-structured tannins that give backbone and a plush mouthfeel to the wine - Christoph Ehrbar.

Tasting Notes

Intense red color with purple hues. Elegant and complex, with ripe black fruit and oral and spicy notes complemented by delicate and integrated notes from its oak aging. A fruity, concentrated and balanced wine with marked acidity, round tannins and great body.

AGING: 18 months in new & 2° use French Oak barrels
WINEMAKER: Thibaut Delmotte

VINEYARDS: Upper Calchaquí Valleys, Salta, Argentina
ALTITUDE: 2300m (7500ft)

VARIETY: 100% Malbec
ALC: 15%
PH: 3.7
ACIDITY: 5.6 g/l
SUGAR: 2,8 g/l

Colomé is one of Argentina's oldest wineries located in the Calchaqui Valley at 2300 meters where extreme conditions create unique terroir, perfect for growing Malbec.  Planted in 1831, the estate vineyard at Colomé is the inspiration for this wine created as a tribute to our history and to my father-in-law Donald Hess who came to Colomé with vision, passion and a desire to craft the world's greatest Malbecs.

AGING: 18 months in both new and used French oak barrels. WINEMAKER: Thibaut Delmotte

ALTITUDE: 2,300 meters, High Altitude Vineyards VITICURAL AREA: Calchaquí Valleys, Salta, Argentina

VARIETY: 100% Malbec ALCOHOL: 14.9%

  • 20221130

    94

    points

    Wine Advocate, November 2022

    "There is a new, still unpriced, red produced with the oldest vines in the property as an homage to the year the winery was created, the 2019 1831 Malbec. It's a heady and ripe Malbec at 14.9% alcohol from vines at 2,300 meters above sea level. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in Bordeaux barrels, 30% of them new, for 18 months. It's dark, intense and concentrated, very powerful, and as such, it has swallowed the oak and comes through as fruit-driven and juicy, with pungent flavors and very fine tannins. It's powerful but balanced; dare I say elegant? 6,500 bottles were filled in September 2021"

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  • 20220609

    95

    points

    Tim Atkin, June 2022

    "1831 refers to the date the estate was founded, rather than the age of the vineyards, but this still comes from a “plant by plant” selection of pergolas up to 150 years’ old. Dense, serious and suitably intense, with grippy tannins, damson and tobacco leaf flavours and slightly less alcohol than usual. Wonderful stuff. 2023-32"

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  • 20220331

    93

    points

    James Suckling, March 2022

    "Deep nose of rich blackberries, roasted spices, black chocolate and iodine. A rich, full-bodied red with supple fruit and tightly wound but smooth tannins. Naturally concentrated. Just a hint of warmth at the end. Drink or hold."

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  • 2022-09-12

    91

    points

    Wine Enthusiast, September 2022

    "This well-balanced wine shows a bouquet of ripe plum and blackberry aromas with hints of rosemary. A silky round palate gives way to plenty of black-fruit flavors blended with a light note of leather. The finish is medium in length, with oaky and fruity notes."

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  • 2021-11-01

    92

    points

    Vinous, November 2021

    "The 2018 Malbec 1831 is made with grapes from the establishment’s oldest vineyards, which according to records were first planted in 1831. A vivid red and dense purple hue. This wine has a fragrant, complex and ripe nose of chutney, balsamic traces and notes of redcurrant and hints of bay leaf and plum jam. A nuanced wine, the palate is broad with mild, juicy freshness, good concentration and a gentle feel sculpted a little by characterful tannins before a fruity finish one rarely finds in the valley. A high altitude mild red."

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  • 2020-10-01

    92

    Points

    Vinous, October 2020

    "Made with grapes from pre-phylloxera parral vines between 100 and 150 years old at 2,300 meters above sea level, this Malbec is an intense blackberry color in the glass. The nose presents ripe fruit, a hint of flesh and clear woody notes (from the 18 months spent in barrels); grape syrup is the dominant aroma. Fleshy on the palate, with mild tannins, it makes an indulgent, rich entrance, and at 15.5% alcohol it’s almost a port, with a well-defined high-altitude character."

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  • 2020-04-02

    90

    Points

    James Suckling, April 2020

    "This has a deep and dark, purple-fruit nose with violets and brambly dark plums pervading the palate. Very rich in flavor. Drink over the next five years."

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TRADE & MEDIA ASSETS /////////////////

2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec – 94 points, Wine Advocate – Sell Sheet

2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec – 94 points, Wine Advocate – Shelftalker

2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec – 95 points, Tim Atkin – Shelftalker

2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec – 95 points, Tim Atkin – Sell Sheet

2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec – 93 points, James Suckling – Shelftalker

2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec – 93 points, James Suckling – Sell Sheet

2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec – Tasting Notes

2018 Colomé 1831 Malbec – Tasting Notes

Colomé – Wine Advocate 2022 Reviews – Sales Sheet

2019 Colomé 1831 Malbec – 94pts, Wine Advocate – Sales Sheet

Colomé 1831 Malbec – Label

Colomé 1831 Malbec – Bottle