Vina Cobos

Viña Cobos is an Argentine winery in Mendoza founded in 1998 by winemaker Paul Hobbs, one of the key figures in the development of Malbec as Argentina’s signature grape variety. Hobbs arrived in Mendoza in 1988, falling in love with its people, climate, and culture, and from 1992 he began working with Malbec.

The winery’s name pays tribute to Juan Francisco Cobos, a Spanish horticulturist who was the first foreigner to obtain Argentine citizenship and later held public office, eventually becoming mayor. Among the founding partners, alongside Paul Hobbs, are Andrea Marchiori and Luis Barraud, together with Nico Volturno, owner of Marchiori Estate, the first grower with whom the winery collaborated.

The debut came in 1999 with Bramare Marchiori Malbec. In the early years, Viña Cobos did not own vineyards and worked with growers from Luján de Cuyo and the Valle de Uco; the first estate vineyard was Hobbs Estate, in Agrelo, in the department of Luján de Cuyo, next to the winery. The Bramare range then expanded with Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon from Luján de Cuyo and with Malbec from the Valle de Uco, alongside the Cobos labels and single-vineyard wines.

Today, Viña Cobos stands as a winery recognized internationally for its high-end wines and as a global benchmark for Malbec quality.

Passion, research, and a deep knowledge of the Mendoza terroir are the foundation of the wines crafted by Viña Cobos.