Alta Vista

Alto 2013

Region: Argentina / Mendoza
Grapes: 88% Malbec, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon

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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.

90 Points

Wine Enthusiast

2013 vintage

91 Points

Wine & Spirits

2013 vintage

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harvest note

The 2013 harvest was influenced by a particularly wide thermal amplitude during the ripening cycle. Mild summer temperatures resulted in slower, more even ripening leading to better concentration and natural acidity in the grapes that were harvested for Alto.

tasting note

The wine is deep ruby in color with complex aromas of black fruits, such as blackberries, spices, and chocolate. On the palate, the wine is elegant with silky tannins and a long intense persistency.

food pairing

Best paired with aged beef ribeye steaks, hearty lamb stews, and roasted wild game.

technical data

GRAPES: 88% Malbec, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon
APPELLATION: Mendoza
PH: 3.6
ACIDITY: 6.8 g/l
ABV: 15.7%
AGING: 14 months of aging in new French oak barrels. The wine is racked twice before bottling.

points of distinction

Produced from highest quality, selected grapes, only in the best vintages.
For Alto, yields are a minuscule 0.5 bottles per vine.
Since '02 vintage, major wine publications have never rated Alto below 92 pts.
Made in very limited quantities.

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.