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| PARAJE ALTAMIRA MALBEC 2021 Sustainable, Valle de Uco, Mendoza |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
CATENA |
| For over 100 years the Mendoza-based Catena family has pioneered the high-altitude viticulture and led the way to Argentina’s Malbec revolution. They began sourcing Malbec from the vineyards of Altamira a 75-acre plot that was planted in 1996 in the Uco Valley at 3,613 feet. Deep intense purple red colour, the slightly spicy, ripe, gently juicy, plum-crancherry-cassis nose has some gently complex cedar notes. Dry, medium bodied and harmonious with bright, ripe, plum-crancherry-cassis flavours are followed up by a lingering, faintly smoky, cedary finish. It is aged for only 6-8 months in 100% 225-litre French oak (about 1/3 new) and has 13.4% alcohol and under 4 g/L residual sugar with lot number L23142 on the back label. |
CSPC |
492413 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Tri Alt |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
***(90 points)
Ripe, Bright, Gently Cedary |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| TASTING NOTE: Fresh red berries, dried herbs mixed with white pepper, chili chocolate and a hint of cigar box. Dusty tannins on the medium-bodied palate seamlessly unwind and melt into a long, chalky finish. Outstanding quality, but a little more depth would take it to the next level. Delicious now, but can hold, too. Score - 93 (Zekun Shuai, jamessuckling.com, March 27, 2023) |
Price |
$ 22.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - October 7, 2023 |
| Cases bought |
1000 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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