97 pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2025 - 2045
The 2022 Malbec Chañares Estate partially fermented in open-top tanks for gentle extraction. It aged for 18 months in 55% new French oak. This evokes the foothills, with aromas of jarilla, pennyroyal and heterotheca, followed by black fruit, lavender, black tea and violet. It is compact and juicy, with a chalky texture and fine, active tannins. The combination of dark depth and vibrant energy makes it feel like two wines in one. - By Joaquín Hidalgo, August 2025

96 pts Jed Dunnuck
Drinking Window 2025 - 2042
The 2022 Malbec Chanares Estate Los Arboles is all Malbec and all bold, aged in 50% new French oak for 18 months. An expression of true mountain fruit grown in granitic soils, it offers fresh red fruit contrasted against substantial tannin. With both texture and tension, the full-bodied core of the wine is about focus and energy, seasoned in wild thyme. Drink now through 2042.

• Variety: 100% Malbec
• Appellation: Los Árboles, Tunuyán, Uco Valley, Mendoza
• Vineyard: Chañares Estate, acquired by Paul Hobbs and Viña Cobos in 2012
• Elevation: Approximately 3,888 feet
• Site: A cool, high-elevation vineyard near the Andes
• Soils: Rocky, well-draining soils with low organic content
• Harvest: Hand-harvested with selection in both the vineyard and winery
• Fermentation: Stainless-steel fermentation, with a portion fermented in open-top tanks for gentler extraction
• Malolactic fermentation: 100% spontaneous
• Aging: 18 months in French oak barrels
• New oak: Approximately 50–55%
• Bottling: Bottled without fining
• Alcohol: 14.7%, commonly rounded to 15%
• Winemaker: Paul Hobbs and the Viña Cobos winemaking team