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Riccitelli, Malbec Kung Fu, 2024

Red Wine from Argentina, Argentina
by Riccitelli
$27.99
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This is Malbec with no oak: fermented and aged entirely in small clay amphorae and bottled with no added sulfites, which puts it about as far from the plush, oaky Argentine stereotype as the grape gets. The fruit comes from Gualtallary in the Uco Valley, from organically farmed vines at 1,400 meters on calcareous soils. Up there, Mendoza Malbec is about altitude and limestone, not sun and sweetness. Matías Riccitelli has the grapes picked by hand and moved by gravity into the amphorae. They ferment on native yeasts with half the clusters left whole, then rest eight months in clay before going into bottle unfined and unfiltered. If your idea of Argentine Malbec is a big, dark steakhouse red, this bottle is a good argument for a second look.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"The 2024 Malbec Kung Fu offers intense violet aromas, wild herbs and delicate red fruit, along with hints of black tea. On the palate, it is fine-boned and juicy, with a chalky texture and energetic flavor. A subtle herbal note and a touch of stable floor emerge on the finish. This is characterful and delicious." —Joaquín Hidalgo

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More about Riccitelli

If your idea of Argentine wine is plush, oaky Malbec, Matías Riccitelli is the winemaker to reset it. His wines chase freshness, altitude and old vines, and he makes a point of showing that Argentina is about far more than one grape.

Matías was born in Cafayate, in Salta in Argentina's far north, and grew up in wine: his father and mentor, Jorge Riccitelli, was the longtime head winemaker at Bodega Norton. After working harvests around the world, Matías founded his own winery in 2009 in Las Compuertas, the highest part of Mendoza's Luján de Cuyo, where he has old, ungrafted vines, much of it Malbec. He also works high-elevation sites in the Uco Valley, including Gualtallary and Los Chacayes, and since 2015 has revived 1950s-planted vineyards along the Río Negro in Patagonia.

Everything is hand-harvested and fermented with native yeasts, and the cellar makes generous use of concrete and clay alongside wood. The range is easy to navigate: Kung Fu is the playful, hands-off line, made in clay amphorae; The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree (a nod to his dad) is the everyday range; Old Vines draws on historic vineyards; and Viñas Extremas showcases sites above 1,500 meters. Throughout, look for energy and lift rather than weight.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Malbec

  • Vintage

    2024

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

100% Malbec

Vineyard located in Gualtallary, Uco Valley, 1,400 meters above sea level

Calcareous soils

Hand harvested and the grapes are transferred to small clay amphorae by gravity

Fermented with indigenous yeasts between 24ºC-26ºC, 50% whole cluster

Aged for 8 months in clay amphorae

Bottled unfiltered, unfined, and without added sulphites

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled skirt steak with chimichurri, beef or mushroom empanadas, lamb merguez off the grill, choripán, roast chicken with herbs

Tasting Profile

Expect a fresher, brighter take on Malbec: crunchy red and dark berries, violets and a lifted, slightly herbal edge from the whole clusters, with none of the vanilla or toast that oak brings. Typically medium-bodied, with fine, chalky tannins and lively acidity from high-altitude limestone, finishing clean and savoury. Think closer to a juicy Beaujolais than a plush steakhouse red.

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