Bodegas Caro ′Aruma′ Malbec, Mendoza

Put together famous First Growth Château Lafite and Argentinian trailblazer Catena and what do you get? Bodegas Caro. It’s their joint project, founded to make wines which balance Argentinian flair with Bordeaux finesse – and Aruma is their latest wine. Catena introduced high-altitude Malbec to the world with pioneering plantings high in the ‘gin-clear’ sky of the Argentine Andes. Lafite’s expertise in crafting beautifully structured, age-worthy wines gives the naturally exuberant, fruity Malbec another dimension. The combination is dynamite – making a Malbec which is truly a cut above. The word ‘Aruma’ means ‘night’ in the indigenous Mendozan dialect, and this is as inky as the Andean night sky. Rich. Plush. Plummy. Full of vibrant red-fruity flavour and spice – it’s perfect with steak.