Why this wine matters
More than a famous label.
Riccitelli works with contrasting sites — including Perdriel and calcareous high-altitude Gualtallary — to build a Malbec with both generous fruit and real tension.
Matías Riccitelli · Mendoza
The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree Malbec
Malbec · high altitude · blackberry · violets · mineral · fresh
The name is playful, but the winemaking is serious: this is a parcel-led Malbec combining old Mendoza material with high-altitude Gualtallary fruit.
Country
Argentina
Region
Mendoza
Appellation
Mendoza
Grapes
Malbec
Style
Red
Realistic spend
£21–£30
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
birthdayfathers daybarbecuedinner partygift
A high-altitude Malbec with a memorable name for birthdays, Father’s Day and barbecue season.
How it is made
The decisions behind the style.
The grapes are destemmed and moved by gravity into small concrete vessels, where spontaneous fermentation runs for several weeks. The wine then matures in used French oak rather than heavily toasted new barrels.
What does it taste like?
The shape of the wine.
Blackberry and plum meet violet, herbs and mineral notes. The palate is concentrated but fresh, with polished tannin and a savoury finish.
Body4/5
Acidity4/5
Tannin4/5
Sweetness0/5
Oak influence2/5
Freshness4/5
Aroma5/5
Serve it well
Serve around 16–18°C. A short decant suits it well.
If this wine were human…
The charismatic storyteller
If The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree Malbec were human, it would be has a long story, a good opening line and enough energy to keep both moving.
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Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Has a long story, a good opening line and enough energy to keep both moving. You tend to prefer things that reveal themselves gradually rather than arriving with a press release.
At dinner, you would rather have four good conversations than forty introductions. Secretly, you are much more sentimental than your taste in labels would suggest.
In short: has a long story, a good opening line and enough energy to keep both moving. malbec energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
No dead ends.
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
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Research sources
This profile is researched against producer or similarly authoritative material. Vintage-specific details are kept separate from the permanent wine identity.