Altos Las Hormigas

Malbec, 'Reserve'

Malbec, 'Reserve'

Malbec Reserve Altos Las Hormigas
  • Malbec
  • 20% come from vineyards in the alluvial deposits of the Tunuyán River in Paraje Altamira, and 80% come from the high and alluvial zone of Gualtallary
  • Medium and large gravels, which are covered with calcium carbonate paste, which contributes to the structure, texture and finish of the wine
  • Hand harvested with careful bunch selection
  • Fermented at 28ºC, with very careful pigeages in order to obtain optimum extraction
  • Indigenous yeast
  • 18 months in 3,500L in untoasted French oak foudres, while 25% was aged in concrete pools with no epoxy
  • Aged for a further 12 months in bottle
 

Info

Vintage:
2020
Country:
Argentina
Region:
Mendoza
Appellation:
Valle de Uco
Variety:
Malbec
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle AR-ALH-11-20 12/750ml

Press & Reviews

Vinous
Score
92
Date
2022-11-03
"The 2020 Malbec Reserve from the Uco Valley was 75% aged in foudres. Purple in the glass. This has a mild nose of herbs, violets and sweet and sour cherry. The 2020 is a red with refined, reactive tannins that will improve in the bottle, delivering intense flavor, a juicy flow and a bold expression. The feel is chalky and quite crunchy for a warm year."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2022-11-30
"The 2020 Malbec Reserve was produced from vines on limestone soils in Gualtallary (80%) and Altamira (20%) with concentration and elegance. It has 13.8% alcohol and keeps very good freshness and balance. It fermented with natural yeasts, and 75% of the volume matured in oak foudre for 18 months and the rest in raw concrete. They have had the courage to go for their own style, and this wine reflects that, but perhaps it's the most classical of their bottlings. It has ripeness without excess and varietal aromas of violet, iron and blood with an earthy touch and the chalky minerality in the texture. 2020 was a warm and dry vintage, and the wine manages to keep the poise and has the complexity of the noble origin but without the agility of the wines from 2019. 40,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in May 2022."

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