Malbec Broquel
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, rich beef empanadas
✨ Technical Specifications
Trapiche's Broquel range represents a step up into premium, structured wines, with the name itself meaning 'shield' or 'buckler,' evoking a sense of heritage, protection, and defense of traditional winemaking values. Sourced from selected high-altitude vineyards in Mendoza's premier sub-regions, such as the Uco Valley and Luján de Cuyo, this Malbec benefits from intense mountain sunlight and cool night breezes. The grapes undergo a meticulous selection process followed by fermentation in stainless steel and aging for approximately 15 months in French and American oak barrels. This process yields a wine of remarkable depth, characterized by intense aromas of black fruit, sweet spices, and a touch of smoke, backed by robust tannins and a velvety finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1883 by Tiburcio Benegas, Bodega Trapiche is one of Argentina's oldest, most revered, and internationally recognized wine producers, based in Maipú, Mendoza. Operating from a historic Florentine-style winery at the foothills of the Andes Mountains, the estate combines over a century of viticultural heritage with pioneering innovation and biodynamic practices. Renowned as a trailblazer of Argentine Malbec, Trapiche works with grower vineyards across premium microclimates to craft terroir-driven Single Vineyard selections, versatile Oak Cask varietals, and elegant white and sparkling wines that celebrate the diverse terroirs of Mendoza.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Malbec
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14-14.5%