Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

El Comandante Wines

Options
  • 30-03-2010 7:08pm
    #1
    bantron
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭


    Hi there,

    In today's Irish Daily Mail there was an article on an Irish vineyard called El Comandante in Argentina.

    Has anyone tried it at all - is it any good?
    Tagged:


Comments

  • Options
    #2
    Con Con
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35 ✭Con Con


    Havent seen them in about two years. They were nice, especially the malbec, and reasonably priced too in the €10-€13 range.


  • Options
    #3
    KingBot
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭KingBot


    http://www.argentinianwines.ie/[/URL]


  • Options
    #4
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Slaphead07


    I heard the story recently... the guy was a Commandant in the Irish army and it didn't look as if there would be much chance of promotion for quite a while so... he took retirement, set up his vineyard and called his wine "El Comandante". It's supposed to be pretty good but I haven't tasted it.


  • Options
    #5
    KingBot
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭KingBot


    Yeah. The poor man died in 2008 after a short illness. His son Tom now runs the business and is doing a great job if the website is anything to go by. Loads of independent places stock it now.


  • Options
    #6
    mloc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭mloc


    KingBot wrote: »
    Yeah. The poor man died in 2008 after a short illness. His son Tom now runs the business and is doing a great job if the website is anything to go by. Loads of independent places stock it now.

    Agreed. It's improved a lot since introduction, the current vintage is surprisingly robust and complex at the price point.


  • Advertisement
Advertisement