For PN, Patagonia and Mendoza get most of the spotlight in Argentina. This is the first red I have tried from Cordoba. The only other wine I have tried from there is the Sauvignon Blanc from Vortice which was quite tasty. Still relatively high elevation compared to Burgundy or the western US Pinot spots but I am told that the weather here is more French-like with more humidity and cloudiness than Mendoza or Patagonia.
The most red-fruited PN I can recall from here, even compared to some from very high altitude in Mendoza. A little shy on the nose yet lovely to sniff. Nothing profound but a legit wine for the approximate $23 I paid. On the level of a good Bourgogne. I am not that familiar with what is coming out of California or Oregon but this is much more on the tart, bright cherry end of the spectrum than anything I recall, especially under $30, from the western US.
