Casa de Uco estate spotlight
The official Casa de Uco channel presents the Los Chacayes estate where this Vineyard Selection Malbec is grown at 1,280 meters.
The market on this bottle
Wine-Searcher tracks this 2017 Casa de Uco Vineyard Selection Malbec Los Chacayes, Argentina across the open market. Their published U.S. low is $17.41 and the average is $17.41. Our slash is $17.00.
2017 Casa de Uco Vineyard Selection Malbec Los Chacayes, Argentina
Andes-cooled Los Chacayes Malbec, violets and polished tannin, a 2017 you can open at eighteen dollars.
The 2017 Vineyard Selection is 100 percent Malbec from IG Los Chacayes: dark fruit, floral lift, and a rocky mineral line, now $17.
Altitude, bottle age, and a steak-night Malbec that still has lift
Rocky Los Chacayes soils and cold nights keep this Malbec from going heavy. Nine years in bottle have rounded the corners. Concrete for freshness, just enough barrel for polish. This is the sweet spot: real place, real age, a Tuesday number.
The house
Casa de Uco farms Los Chacayes at 1,280 meters. The Vineyard Selection is the estate Malbec, not a second-label leftover.
The wine
100% Malbec. Concrete first, restrained oak, 14.8% ABV. Built for freshness more than toast.
The scores
James Suckling 92. Vinous 91. Tim Atkin MW 91.
The drinker
Plum and violet first. Decant 20 to 30 minutes. Serve near 62 F. Empanadas or chimichurri steak.
Violet and plum, then the rock
Dark fruit and floral lift sit on a rocky, mineral frame. Bottle age has softened the tannin without taking the Andes out of the glass.
A mountain Malbec year that favored freshness. Concrete kept the fruit clear. A short barrel stay added cocoa without burying the site.
Plum, violet, cocoa, fresh red fruit, a stony mineral edge.
Softly structured, 14.8% ABV, tannin polished by nine years in bottle.
Mineral and cocoa. Decant 20 to 30 minutes. Serve 60 to 64 F.
Concrete clarity, then a little oak
The 2017 technical sheet points to freshness first. Concrete keeps Los Chacayes visible. Oak is a frame, not the painting. That is why the 2017 still drinks as violet and plum rather than toast.
One hundred percent Malbec from the estate's Los Chacayes plantings. Cold nights hold acidity. Rocky soils give the mineral snap people taste as mountain Malbec.
Serve near 62 F. Chimichurri and char are the table language.
Casa de Uco: wine, architecture, and Andes light
A modern Uco Valley estate built around vineyards, hospitality, and a deep sense of place.
The Tonconogy family planted Casa de Uco in Los Chacayes so Malbec could take altitude, rock, and cold nights rather than valley-floor weight.
Alberto Antonini helped set a limited, organic, freshness-first style. Vineyard Selection is the estate Malbec from that brief.
Twelve thousand bottles of 2017 remain a mountain wine: floral, mineral, and ready for a steak plate.
Chimichurri, pastry, and char
Malbec wants beef, herbs, and a little vinegar lift. Empanadas or skirt steak both work.
Two plates. One beef empanada. One grilled skirt steak with chimichurri. Both can take mountain Malbec.
Decant 20 to 30 minutes. Serve 60 to 64 F. Char and herb do more than a long decant.
Beef Empanadas with Chimichurri
Flaky pastry, savory beef, and an herby green dip. The regional pairing.
Why it works: Pastry softens tannin. Beef pulls plum and cocoa. Chimichurri brightens the wine's acidity.
View Recipe for beef empanadas with chimichurri (opens in a new tab)
Grilled Skirt Steak with Chimichurri
Steak char, juicy beef, garlic, herbs, vinegar, and a glass that keeps up.
Why it works: Char and protein meet the tannins. Parsley, oregano, and vinegar lift violet and fresh plum.
View Recipe for grilled skirt steak with chimichurri (opens in a new tab)Make this your mountain Malbec case
Los Chacayes fruit, nine years in bottle, James Suckling 92. Eighteen dollars.
Put it in the cart. This is Uco Valley Malbec for a dinner party, a Tuesday steak, and a cellar slot without a collector budget.
