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Bodegas Lopez, Vasco Viejo Malbec Mendoza, 2025

Red Wine from Argentina, Argentina
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A Mendoza Malbec that tastes like it was made in 1950, not last year — because in a sense it was. Bodegas López ages its reds the way it did in the early 1900s, in enormous old French oak casks from Nancy running from 5 hL up to 35 hL, vessels so big they season the wine without ever stamping oak on it. The result is the opposite of the modern inky, sweet, high-extract Argentine Malbec: fresher, lighter on its feet, built for the table rather than for a scoring sheet. The Vasco Viejo name is a nod to 'El Vasquito', the first wine José Gregorio López Rivas and his brother Rafael made after renting a scrap of land in Maipú — José having left Málaga in 1886 when phylloxera reached Andalusia. The family is now into its fifth generation, with fourth-generation brothers Carlos and Eduardo running things, and this is about as inexpensive an introduction to a genuine old-school Argentine house as exists.

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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 or short ribs with chimichurri, empanadas de carne, a salumi and provolone antipasto board, roast chicken with potatoes, or a weeknight burger.

Tasting Profile

Violet-tinged red in the glass. Aromas of fresh raspberry and plum with a faint vanilla note. Medium-bodied, juicy and fresh, with round, easygoing tannins and good acidity keeping it lively. Medium finish. Soft and velvety — an easy drinker rather than a heavyweight.

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