Malbec, 'Appellation Altamira'

• Malbec
• Sourced from the Jardin Altamira vineyard site – one of Altos las Hormigas’ estate vineyard sites, at 1,200 meters above sea level
• Alluvial Terrace with little clay and limestone-covered pebbles
• Fruit goes through a double selection process and is transferred by gravity into small concrete containers
• 15-day fermentation with indigenous yeasts at 26ºC, with manual pigeage throughout
• Aged for 18 months in untoasted foudres and then 12 months in bottle

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