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Alta Vista

Alto 2007

Region: Argentina / Mendoza
Grapes: 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon

Overview / 2007

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Alta Vista’s iconic wine, represents the benchmark among Argentine wines, crafted from the highest quality grapes from small vineyard parcels with low yields. Hand-picked grapes go through a double selection process on a sorting table. Alto is vinified in small, epoxy-lined concrete tanks which allow a gentle, precise vinification and extraction of polyphenols to produce an elegant wine. It is aged 14 months in new French oak barrels and at least 12 months in bottle.

91 Points

International Wine Cellar

2007 vintage

95 Points

Wine Advocate

2007 vintage

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harvest note

In Mendoza, 2007 was unusually humid, with rainfall in December and March, followed by a long “Indian summer.” The climate conditions were relatively cool and the maturity process proceeded slowly. 2007 is a late vintage that is characterized by fresh fruit aromas, dense tannins and great ageing potential.

tasting note

Shows complex black fruit aromas, with spice and chocolate notes. The flavors are concentrated, yet elegant and expressive, with silky tannins and a long, intense finish.

food pairing

As with any great wine, Alto will show at its best when served with the finest foods that are simply prepared. A filet mignon or Chateaubriand grilled medium-rare are perfect, as are lechazo, roast suckling baby lamb or grilled chuletas de cordero, lamb chops.

technical data

GRAPES: 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
APPELLATION: Mendoza
PH: 3.56
ACIDITY: 6.05 g/l
ABV: 15%
AGING: Aged 14 months in new French oak barrels.

points of distinction

Produced from highest quality grapes and only in the best years.
Extremely small yields of only 0.5 bottles per vine.
Alto has received no rating below 92 from major wine publications since vintage 2002.
Limited production.

about the grape +
- Malbec
  Well-made Malbec is a dark, perfumed wine with rich, blackberry and damson plum fruit, aromas of violets and tobacco, and ripe, juicy tannins. In France, may be mineral, structured and austere.

Alta Vista's Terroir Expression Winemakers® became the first in Argentina to produce single vineyard Malbec wines, each representing the unique characteristics of their high elevation, estate vineyards.