Winery of the Month

Owners: Hector and Pablo Durigutti

Winemaker: Hector and Pablo Durigutti

Varietals: Malbec, Bonarda

To say that co owner/winemaker Hector Durigutti is a rock star in the red-hot Argentian wine scene is an understatement. Since Altos Las Hormigas when he worked with Italian star wine maker Alberto Antonini, Hector has been the go to guy and master when it comes to the malbec grape.

He was one of the original, founding partners and the winery’s first wine maker during their early success and launch in the U.S.

Besides his own label which he makes with brother Paolo
(more on Paolo below) he continues to make and consultant for a few other boutique wines in Mendoza including two of the cult-favorites malbecs from Mendoza - Martino Vina Violeta Malbec and Renacer


Pablo Durigutti, gained experience at Rutini in Mendoza and became responsible
for all winemaking decisions at the property. He continues to consult and make wines for several producers including the minuscule Alberti 154.

Here are the wines....


2004 Durigutti Malbec Clasico

"Warm aromas of mulberry and cedar box. Tart flavors of just-picked strawberry and crushed rose petals. Tries to sweeten up a bit in the finish" - 2004 Vintage


2004 Durigutti Bonarda
"One of the best Bonardas we have ever tasted!"

Dallas Morning News "Bonarda, an Italian grape, is a major player in Argentina. Durigutti makes it big and lush with spicy, blueberry, blackberry aromas and flavors, bursting ripe and round in the mouth and finishing with smooth tannins. In a word, yummy. Try it with a juicy burger with all the trimmings."


2003 Durigutti Malbec Reserva

Dark violet color, herbs, black fruit, coffee, chocolate on the nose. Racy acidity. Full bodied and thick on the palate with firm gripping tannins, Raspberry, sour cherry and as it opens in the glass become more and more complex.

There are ONLY 250 cases made of wine so it is
VERY hard to get but worth the effort.

This is as good as malbec gets.