Description

James Suckling 91
“This ripe and juicy red has aromas of blueberries, baked plums and mint chocolate. It’s full-bodied, mellow and very drinkable, with fine-grained tannins.”
by James Suckling, CN, 2025.

Vinous Media 91
“The 2023 Malbec Reserva Sur de los Andes was aged in a combination of French oak barrel and concrete tank. It’s expressive and straightforward, with precise notes of plum and cherry, and a balsamic hint over soft oak tones. Indulgent, full and creamy, it has an enveloping palate that finishes with clear fruit. This is a well-made crowd-pleaser.”
by Vinous Media, JH, 2025.

Estate
Bodega Sur de los Andes was created by Guillermo Banfi, an Argentine professional who entered the wine industry in 2002. He studied in Los Angeles and New York and then spent the 90’s in banking and finance working in Buenos Aires and New York acquiring both business experience and taste for fine wines. His passion for wine collided with his business training, and, coming at the start of the worldwide boom in Argentine wines, led him to make the decision to leave banking to pursue a dream of creating a high-quality boutique winery. In 2005, Guillermo, hired one of Argentina’s rising young stars, winemaker Pablo Durigutti, and pursued his dream by forming Sur de los Andes. The winery produces premium wines in the Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza province with grapes from throughout the Mendoza region, in particular Agrelo and Vistalba in Luján de Cuyo and San Carlos in the Uco Valley.