Altocedro Reserva Malbec 2003
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Vintage
2003
Size
750ML
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"Has a very impressive core of blackberry and boysenberry fruit, all shrouded for now in mocha and cocoa-scented toast. Well-structured, with a dense, loamy finish that stays focused and pure. Needs time to harmonize. Contains 15 percent Tempranillo."
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The winery of Altocedro is located in the growing region of La Consulta, Valle de Uco, Mendoza. This is one of the premier Argentine growing zones. Limited production with sustainable growing practices make the Altocedro wines a cult-type wine in Argentina. Winemaker Karim Mussi Saffie focuses on producing terroir-driven wines.
All harvesting, sorting, and crushing are done in individual batches by hand using no machinery in the process. The vines range up to 70 years of age, with only 1,600 plants per acre, and strict harvesting of only 1.2 kg of grapes per vine. The extract is done with a gravity flow system developed at the winery over 100 years ago.
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