Cheaper alternatives to Catena Malbec

Separated at birth. We found 3 dupes — same taste profile, same swagger, minus the prestige markup.

The splurge

Catena Malbec

Mendoza, Argentina · Malbec

BodyTanninAciditySweetnessFruit

€18

The steal

Close cousin

San Marzano I Tratturi Negroamaro

Puglia, Italy · Red blend

Same firm grip of tannin. Same fresh backbone. Same full-throttle body. About 33% of the price.

€6 save €12

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Prices are typical retail, checked Sep 2026 — the retailer has the last word.

• Dead ringer
  Bodega Finca Las Moras Barrel Select Malbec

  San Juan, Argentina · Malbec

  Same Malbec at heart
  €7

  save €11
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• Close cousin
  Vigneti del Salento Negroamaro I Muri

  Puglia, Italy · Red blend

  Vanilla oak on both
  €6

  save €12
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• Antinori Villa Antinori Rosso€31 → €10
• Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia€790 → €22
• San Marzano 60 Sessantanni Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria€24 → €8
• Masi Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico€99 → €37
• Zenato Ripassa Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore€20 → €7
• Bodegas Faustino I Gran Reserva€75 → €13
• Ornellaia Le Volte€26 → €9
• Marqués de Murrieta Reserva Rioja (Finca Ygay)€26 → €10

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