- 100% Malbec
- Sourced from the certified organic Jardin Altamira vineyard – one of Altos las Hormigas’ estate sites in Paraje Altamira,Uco Valley
- Alluvial Terrace of Altamira, at 1,200 meters above sea level with little clay and limestone covered pebbles
- Fruit goes through a double selection process and are transferred by gravity into small concrete containers
- 25-day minimal extraction, semi-reductive fermentation with indigenous yeasts at 26ºC, with manual pigeage throughout
- Aged for 15 months in 50% untoasted foudres and 50% concrete, then minimum 12 months in bottle
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Argentina
Region:
Mendoza
Appellation:
Valle de Uco
Variety:
Malbec
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | AR-ALH-21-21 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2024-02-08
"A sophisticated and complex red with blackberries, blueberries, sea shells, terra cotta, crushed stone and sea salt. Medium-bodied, savory and juicy on the palate with a creamy yet firm texture. Opens and softens in the end. Drink now or hold."
Descorchados
Score
95
Date
2023-12-20
Jancis Robinson
Score
16.5
Date
2024-06-26
"With fragrant, fresh red fruit and graceful floral notes, this is a beautiful wine with which to begin to understand the top wines of Altos Las Hormigas and their delicate hand in Paraje Altamira terroir. There's an undercurrent of wild herbs and spices, with a sanguine edge and graphite-like tannins on the finish. (AB)"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2020
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2024-02-08
"Very spicy on the nose with nutmeg, cinnamon and other spices plus black fruit. Full and powerful with intense velvety tannins that give a chewy sense to the wine and so much length and energy. It goes on for minutes. Needs three or four years to come together. Best after 2026."
2020
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2022-11-30
"The 2020 Malbec Appellation Altamira was produced with 100% organic grapes from their Jard¡n Altamira property at 1,200 meters in altitude. This is the first vintage from the new plantings, and the wine doesn't show it; it has depth and complexity, showing how the place is often more important than the age of the vines. It fermented in concrete with indigenous yeasts and 30% full clusters and matured 50% in concrete and the other 50% in untoasted 3,500-liter French oak foudres for 20 months. It has 13.5% alcohol, and even in a warm and dry year like 2020, this Altamira comes through as very balanced and fresh, with notes of aromatic herbs, expressive and open. It has a serious palate, balanced, medium-bodied and dry, with a chalky texture and the seriousness from the cooler years. It seems to transcend the vintage. 11,400 bottles were filled in July 2022."
2020
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2022-11-03
"The 2020 Malbec Appellation Paraje Altamira was 75% aged in foudres. Purple in the glass. The nose offers notes of violets, herbs, sour cherry and hints of thyme. Broad and compact with a degree of fat, prominent freshness, grip, chalk and a firm, juicy flow, this is a rich, layered, long-lasting wine."
2019
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2024-02-08
"Fresh and vivid on the nose with fresh strawberries, flowers and blue fruit. Medium- to full-bodied with firm, refined tannins that run the length of the wine. Spicy and refined with a linear freshness and focus. Lots of energy. Very fine tannins. Will age beautifully. Drink now or hold."
2019
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2021-11-18
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2018
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2020-10-01