Aruma Malbec (750ml)

For its tenth anniversary, Bodegas Caro chose to celebrate the grape that has come to symbolize Argentina’s vineyards by making a pure Malbec, Aruma.  Originally from Cahors in France, Malbec was introduced to Argentina by a Frenchman, Jean Pouget in 1868, which coincidentally was the same year James de Rothschild purchased Château Lafite.  Malbec has adapted wonderfully to the Mendoza region where the sunshine and cool nights soften its tannins and reveal its velvety-smoothness. “ARUMA” means the “night” in the language of the Quechua, the indigenous people of the Mendoza region.  They chose this name because it is the intense darkness of the nights in the Andes and the pure mountain air that give the wines the rich, authentic character of their terroir. ARUMA – the wine of the mountain nights.