Altos Las Hormigas Reserve Malbec

ประเทศ (Country) Argentina
ขนาดบรรจุ (bottle size) 750 ml
ประเภทไวน์ (Wine Type) Red Wine
แคว้น (Wine Region) Mendoza
พันธุ์องุ่น (Grape Variety) Malbec
ปี (vintage) 2019 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
แอลกอฮอล์ (Alcohol) 14.20%
characteristics
บอดี้ (Body)
Full Full Full
แอซิดิตี้ (Acidity)
Low Low Low
แทนนิน (Tannin)
Medium Medium Medium
2019 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
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VINEYARD

Malbec is hand-picked from 100% calcareous soil of Uco Valley, limestones over alluvial deposits of the Tunuyan River in Altamira, the alluvial terrace of Arroyo Grande in Vista Flores, and the alluvial with calcareous highlands of Gualtallary. The terraces contain medium pebbles with occasional boulders covering calcium carbonate paste of around 7-10% active lime which contributes structure, texture and a long, impressive finish.

VINTAGE

The season began with severe frosts that lowered yields by 30%. November brought a few dry Zonda winds that challenged the flowering stage and lowered yields even more. December and January brought heatwaves and late Summer rains and lowered temperatures moved into the region just before harvest. In three weeks the region received levels equivalent to two years worth of rain; therefore grapes harvested prior to mildew or rot setting in were showing admirable level of acidity, lower alcohol content and fine tannins.

WINEMAKING

Grapes were harvested by hand with delicate and conscious bunch selection. During fermentation, pigeage and a very gentle treatment were used on the cap to avoid over extraction. The juice fermented using native yeast, with no corrections of tartaric acid. The wine was matured in 3,500 ltr untoasted Foudres for 18 months, and six months in the bottle. There was a coarse filtration prior to bottling, to ensure no interference with the quality of the wine.

TASTING NOTES

Complexity and a very present local character. The mountains, the altitude and the limestone soils grant this Malbec diverse layers. It is worth giving the wine some time so they slowly unveil. The presence of limestone soils in the Uco Valley is profoundly noticeable in this wine. The combination of mineral character, freshness and very fine grain tannins, present and structured, with a nice length and a chalky sensation on the palate take this Malbec to the next level, the mineral dimension.

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93 points Wine Advocate

"There is quite a jump in price for the 2014 Malbec Reserve. Here the grapes are grown on chalky soils with round stones in Altamira, Gualtallary and a touch of Vista Flores (that they are not using anymore) that fermented with indigenous yeasts and without any acid correction. The wine was aged in untoasted 3,500-liter oak foudres for 16 months. There is also a jump in quality, a serious wine where the minerality and freshness rule. This wine will please more advanced drinkers, with its subtle minerality, its balance and tasty, almost salty finish. This is a sleek, fine and elegant representation of the limestone soils of the Valle de Uco. To me this wine should be the one called terroir, and the previous wine should be the 'reserve'—this feels purer. But there you go."

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93 Points James Suckling

“Dense, black and sour cherries, as well as fresh damsons with a nice, spicy note. Very refreshing acidity encompasses crunchy sour cherries and juicy plums, all framed in a tight structure. Firm, silky tannins. An uncompromising malbec with character. Drink or hold.”

Profile

พันธุ์องุ่นผสม (Grape Blended)

Malbec 100%

รสสัมผัส (Palate)

Silky-textured palate, with huge structure, concentrated mid-palate and long finish.

สี (Colour)

Impenetrable black colour with a bright purple rim.

กลิ่น (Aroma)

Beautiful complexity on the nose, with notes of red and black fruit, bergamot, lavender, flint, and smoked cedar wood.

รสสัมผัส (Palate)

Silky-textured palate, with huge structure, concentrated mid-palate and long finish.
จับคู่อาหาร (Wine Pairing)
:Beef
:Lamb
:Barbecue
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