Espuela Del Gaucho Malbec

Corks + Cheers, which counts Espuela del Gaucho among the wines in its portfolio, lists this bottle as a Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina, an origin we know from that listing alone. We do not have a shopper rating for this wine.

In our grape research, Malbec is a red grape that began in France; it usually makes a deeply colored wine, sturdy in structure but approachable. Argentina's wine regulator describes plum, blackberry and violet as common markers, with robust body and clear acidity, and adds that altitude, climate and choices made in the cellar can leave the wine feeling fresher, firmer or riper. Argentina now plants more Malbec than any other wine grape.

Across ten stores in our September 2026 checks, the shelf price sat between $16.99 and $17.88.

Corks & Cheers’ brand page for Espuela Del Gaucho names its winemaker, Johnson Scutt, a New Zealander who trained across more than a dozen countries and once flew between hemispheres to work two harvests a year, and credits him with sourcing the Mendoza fruit behind the portfolio in service of what his stated philosophy calls “honest varietal expression for the best value.” The product listing adds tasting detail beyond the grape guide: blueberry and black plum on the nose with a vanilla warmth, blueberry and bramble fruit on the palate, sweet tannins, and what it calls “oak savory notes” running through a long finish.

Our call: worth a look if the brand's account, a named winemaker sourcing Mendoza fruit with a stated aim of honest, value-focused varietal wine, and the flavor detail the listing lays out are enough on their own to send you toward this Malbec. Pass if you weigh a bottle by the shopper crowd first; no rating has reached our record yet, so this pick rests on the brand's word alone.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.