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Bodegas Lopez, Traful Malbec Joven, 2025

Red Wine from Argentina, Argentina
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A juicy, fruit-driven Malbec from old ungrafted vines — and, unusually for the category, one that tastes like it came from the early 1900s rather than a modern cellar. That's because Bodegas López ages its reds the way Mendoza did a century ago: in very large, very old French oak casks from Nancy, from 5 hL up to 35 hL, vessels so big they lend volume and only a whisper of oak rather than the vanilla-and-extract polish so common in Argentine Malbec. Traful itself sees stainless steel fermentation at no more than 25°C and just three months in those Nancy casks, which is exactly the right amount of wood for a wine meant to be drunk young and often. The name comes from Lake Traful in Patagonia, a beloved vacation spot, and it means "union" — fitting for a house now in its fifth generation, founded in 1898 by José Gregorio López Rivas, who left Málaga in 1886 to get away from phylloxera. Old-world sensibility, everyday drinking, remarkable quality for the price.

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More about Bodegas Lopez

Bodegas López is Argentina's great holdout for old-school wine: a Mendoza house that kept aging its reds for years in giant old oak casks while much of the country chased new barrels and big fruit, and has been proven right by time.

José López Rivas, an immigrant from the province of Málaga in southern Spain, founded the bodega in Mendoza in 1898, and it is still run by his family, four generations on. The family calls its approach "El Estilo López." At its heart is a cellar of huge French oak toneles, holding 5,000 to 35,000 liters and many decades old, where reds rest anywhere from months to years before bottling. The big, seasoned wood softens tannin and builds savory complexity without adding oaky flavor.

The range runs from everyday Malbecs like Vasco Viejo, Traful and Casona López to the classic Château Vieux and Montchenot lines, the latter first made in 1956 and released only after a decade of aging in cask and bottle. Expect mellow, savory, traditionally styled reds with real bottle age at prices that are hard to believe, and a fascinating window onto what Argentine wine tasted like before the modern era.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Malbec

  • Vintage

    2025

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled skirt steak with chimichurri, empanadas de carne, chorizo off the grill, milanesa, or a mushroom-and-thyme pizza. Also good with lentil stew or a burger with smoked cheese.

Tasting Profile

Dry and medium-bodied, with dark plum and blackberry fruit up front and a faint, subtle note of oak spice behind it. Velvety texture, soft tannins, moderate acidity, and a clean fruity finish. Easy to drink and made for pouring now rather than cellaring.

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