Alto 2020
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Argentina / Mendoza
Alta Vista’s iconic wine, Alto, 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.
96 Points
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2020 vintage
Harvest Note
A typical wine vintage of Mendoza, 2019 had moderate temperatures, sunny days, and rare rains. These ideal weather conditions resulted in grapes of exceptional quality and health.
Tasting Note
Brilliant ruby red in color. Fresh fruit aromas on the nose, cherry, blackberry and guava, and a touch of bay leaves with oak notes coming through and providing aromatic complexity. Full-bodied and superbly structure on the palate, lively in attack, but with a complex rich finish. Firm backbone with excellent acidity and great aging potential. It is recommended to decant it before drinking it cold, between 60ºF and 65ºF. This wine can age for over 10 years.
Technical Data
GRAPES: 75% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon
APPELLATION: Mendoza
PH: 3.52
ACIDITY: 5.7 g/l
ABV: 14.5%
AGING: It is aged 14 months in new French oak barrels and at least 12 months in bottle.
Unique Selling Points
- 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, Alto has always scored 92+ pts from major wine publications
- Made in very small quantities
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.
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.
