Altos las Hormigas, Malbec 'Appellation Altamira', 2021 BURGUNDYCOUNT and 5% Cabernet Franc) comes

and 5% Cabernet Franc) comes from the prized Solaia vineyard

comes from steep

and it was promoted to Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel in the 2020 classification

but best cellared 7–20 years for full complexity

and blackberry dominate

Altos las Hormigas, Malbec 'Appellation Altamira', 2021 BURGUNDYCOUNT and 5% Cabernet Franc) comesMalbec as a window into a specific place. Altos las Hormigas sources this from Paraje Altamira in the high Uco Valley, planted around 1,200 meters on the limestone laced alluvial soils that define the appellation. Working with terroir specialist Pedro Parra, who has dug over 1,500 soil pits chasing Mendoza's chalky gold, the team makes this in the more elegant, aromatic register that Altamira is known for, the cooler, more perfumed counterpoint to