Ernesto Catena Vineyards ‘Ánimal’ Organic Malbec 2021/22, Mendoza

Ernesto Catena is the son of Nicolás Catena Zapata, the man that put Argentina on the fine-wine map. He’s quickly paving his own unconventional way. He makes delicious Malbec in the foothills of the Andes, ferments it in concrete eggs and keeps each step of the process in line with the lunar cycle. You can taste the attention to detail in indulgent notes of plum, blackberry, chocolate and vanilla. It has a snappy acidity that’s great for cutting through the fat on T-bone steaks.