Achaval-Ferrer in Mendoza, Argentina, was founded in 1998 by a quartet of Argentinian and Italian entrepreneurs. The name of the winery comes from the two Argentinian founders, who are Santiago Achaval and Manuel Ferrer. The winemaker is one of the Italian partners, Roberto Cipresso. The fourth owner is Tiziano Siviero. The winery includes nearly 50 acres of vineyards mostly planed to Malbec. Some of the vineyards are old-vine grapes, planted as long ago as 1910. The estate also grows some Syrah and Merlot. Most of the estate’s top wines are single vineyard Malbecs that have earned high praise from critics, including Robert M. Parker Jr., who has often rated the estate’s wines in the high 90 pt-range.