Our take
Layer Cake Malbec Argentina Red Wine
- Style
- Red wine
- Size
- 750 ml
- Grape
- Malbec
- Region
- Argentina
- Shelf barcode
- 0896599002033
Our take
What we make of this bottle
The listing gives one country, Argentina, but the company behind it reaches past a single border. Layer Cake says it draws its wines from several countries, among them the United States, Italy and Argentina, and this bottle is the Argentine Malbec in that group.
Malbec began in France and became Argentina's most planted wine grape. Argentina's wine regulator points to plum, blackberry and cherry as common references, with robust body and clear acidity, and adds that altitude, climate and cellar choices can push a Malbec fresher, firmer or riper. Guides to the country note that place tells you more than the label lets on: most vineyards lie in dry western land beside the Andes, with northern valleys, eastern sites and cooler Patagonia farther afield, so a province name would say more than "Argentina" alone.
Layer Cake's own product page narrows that gap: it names Mendoza, Argentina as the source and centers the wine on what it calls the Sea of Stones vineyard, at the base of the Andes on deep alluvial cobblestone soils the producer says run through the wine as a thread of minerality. The producer says grapes are picked by hand and left on the vine four to six weeks longer than neighboring vineyards to ripen fully, then destemmed and sorted by hand before fermentation. The finished wine lists 14.2 percent alcohol, and the producer's own flavor notes point to blackberry, chocolate and plum.
We do not have a shopper rating for this wine. Grown from the grape Argentina plants more than any other, it was priced between $13.99 and $22.99 across the stores we checked in September 2026. The confirmed origin is Argentina, and Layer Cake's own account narrows it further to Mendoza and a named vineyard, the Sea of Stones.
Our call: a solid pick if a named Mendoza vineyard and a hand-harvest, extended-ripening account are what you want behind an inexpensive Malbec; Layer Cake documents both for the Sea of Stones fruit behind this bottle. Pass if the crowd's word matters to you first; no shopper rating has reached our record yet, so the producer's account is what you are buying on.
The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.
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Read our take →The prices we checked
Dated store checks, not a promise about your store.
- Kroger, Atlanta suburbs, GA$16.49
- Kroger, Cincinnati, OH$17.99
- Ralphs, Long Beach, CA$18.99
- Fred Meyer, Portland, OR$21.99
- King Soopers, Colorado Springs, CO$16.99
- Smith's, Las Vegas, NV$19.99
- Kroger, Knoxville, TN$13.99
- Kroger, Richmond, VA$22.99
The regular price can vary by store and date.
From the producer
Production scope
Layer Cake says it sources wines from several countries, including the United States, Italy and Argentina.
Research status
What we are still checking
Our overview above draws on the dated store feed, shopper ratings, our region and grape research, and any sourced producer facts. We are still working to confirm the current release, the full producer record, and the bottle itself, and we update this page as we learn more.
Getting to know Argentina.
Most Argentine vineyards lie in dry western landscapes beside the Andes, but the country also includes northern valleys, eastern sites and cooler Patagonia. A province or smaller indication gives a more useful account of place.
What the name means
Argentina is the country origin. The national wine regulator maintains separate geographical indications and denominations of origin for more precise places.
How grapes grow here
Many western vineyards rely on high sunshine, low rainfall and mountain water, with large day-to-night temperature changes at elevation. Conditions shift with latitude and altitude, especially between the northwest, Cuyo and Patagonia.
What lies under the vines
Alluvial sand, silt, clay, gravel and stones washed from the Andes are widespread, but their depth and mix change by valley. The national name does not establish one soil.
How large the region is
- Origin system
- The Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura registers protected geographical indications and denominations of origin.
- Record scope
- This guide covers a country mapping. A province, IG or DOC is needed for a closer regional module.
Places within the region
- Cuyo
- Mendoza and San Juan form the country's largest vineyard concentration.
- Other regions
- The official regional reports also cover the Northwest, Patagonia and additional producing provinces.
Getting to know Malbec.
Malbec is a red grape that began in France and became Argentina's most planted wine grape. It usually makes deeply colored wine with a solid but approachable structure.
Category guide
What to expect in the glass
Argentina's wine regulator describes plum, blackberry, cherry and violet as common references, with robust body and clear acidity. Altitude, climate and cellar choices can make the wine feel fresher, firmer or riper.
Sources: Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura. Checked Aug 10, 2026. See all 14 Malbec wines we cover →
Where this information comes from
- Store listing
- Price, package, product identifier. Checked Aug 10, 2026.
- Barcode
- The shelf barcode shown here is computed from the store product identifier. It has not been checked against a bottle.
- Method
- Every price, rating and fact here is a dated observation. How we check.