Altos Las Hormigas Clasico Malbec, VT

$124.93 / case(12)

$11.57

Description

”tasting notes this luminous cherry colored malbec with pink hues offers a delicate first nose of red currant minty blackberry leaves and tenuous smoky notes. Aromas of passion fruit accompanied by gentle white pepper complete its cheerful bouquet. This is confirmed on the palate in a light bodied silky wine with very delicate tannins along with mango and crunchy plum notes. On the finish sweet spices and dried herbs linger with a fleshy natural acidity which makes altos las hormigas malbec clasico the perfect pairing for light cuisine or white meat. Vintage 2013 the lack of spring rains and the absence of extensive frosts allowed a very good blooming of the vines while hail damages – a constant threat for high altitude vineyards – were negligible. The growing season has been uneven starting with high temperatures and becoming cooler later on. The heat came back before the beginning of the harvest but then a cold wave hit mendoza at the middle of march resulting in a slow

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