Winemaker Notes
We strive for a La Consulta-terroir driven Malbec that is fresh,
fruit-forward, and easy-to-drink.
Altocedro means "tall cedar," and represents both winemaker
and owner Karim Mussi Saffie's Lebanese-Argentine heritage, and a cedar tree
which towers over the winery.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Ripe and racy, with invigorating acidity driving the delicious raspberry, boysenberry and licorice notes. The long finish lets graphite and incense notes chime in. Drink now through 2011. 4,500 cases made.
Most distinguished and celebrated from Argentina’s Mendoza, Malbec has seen runaway success since the early 2000s. Mendoza’s agreeable, continental climate with hot, dry summers and cold snowy winters allows the perfect conditions for growing outstanding Malbec. This grape is easy to like for its lusty, deep flavors and aromas of blackberry, plum, red cherry, autumn spice and tilled earth. It’s easy to find delicious, fruit-driven, affordable everyday examples and in prices beyond, quite exceptional ones with dense, supple textures that make them capable of aging.
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