Alta Vista Alto 2019

REGION: Argentina | Mendoza
GRAPES: 75% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon
PH: 3.5
ACIDITY: 6.95 g/L
ABV: 15%
AGING: It is aged 14 months in new French oak barrels and at least 12 months in bottle.

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 structured 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 between 60ºF and 65ºF.

As with any great wine, Alto will show at its best when served with the finest foods that are simply prepared. A filet mignon or Chateaubriand grilled medium-rare are perfect, as are lechazo, roast suckling baby lamb or grilled chuletas de cordero, lamb chops.

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. It is aged 14 months in new French oak barrels and at least 12 months in bottle.

This wine will evolve over the next 10 years, and can continue developing for 20 years at least.

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.