- 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
- 25-day fermentation with indigenous yeasts at 26ºC in concrete, with twice a day manual pigeage, 30% whole clusters
- Aged for 20 months in 50% untoasted 3,500L Foudre and 50% in concrete
- Aged for 6 months in bottle prior to release
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
Argentina
Region:
Mendoza
Appellation:
Valle de Uco
Variety:
Malbec
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | AR-ALH-21-20 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
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."
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."
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."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
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."
2021
Descorchados
Score
95
Date
2023-12-20
2021
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)"
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