Alta Malbec

A ripe, concentrated but well-proportioned red, with rich tiers of berry and açaí joining violet and five-spice accents around mineral-tinged tannins. Reveals notes of dark chocolate and molasses.

Give this plenty of air and the raw wood aromas subside, allowing the wine’s silky-rich blackberry flavors to come forward. Some coffee savor adds interest, then it’s lighter and fresher than you might expect in the finish, closer to strawberry-topped angel’s food cake than the black-forest-cake first impression. And though it might suggest desserts, the tannins and acidity keep enough freshness through the end for another sip.

This bold and spicy Malbec is made from 60-year-old vines and aged in new French oak barrels for 14 months, giving it a concentrated and complex profile. The nose is bursting with notes of Christmas spices, sweet tobacco, and cocoa. The palate brings pops of juicy blackberries, plums, and vanilla.

Publisher's Picks. Coffee and a slightly smoky tone beckon additional notes of black plum and Worcestershire. Glossy tannins take a slight grip while wet stone and a dusty middle adds to a sensual mouthfeel. An overall great food companion.

Wonderful purity of fruit with blackberries and flowers, such as violets and orchids. Medium to full-bodied with very fine tannins that melt nicely into the wine. Very drinkable now, but a couple of years of bottle age will make it even better. Try after 2024.

A ripe, concentrated but well-proportioned red, with rich tiers of berry and açaí joining violet and five-spice accents around mineral-tinged tannins. Reveals notes of dark chocolate and molasses.

Give this plenty of air and the raw wood aromas subside, allowing the wine’s silky-rich blackberry flavors to come forward. Some coffee savor adds interest, then it’s lighter and fresher than you might expect in the finish, closer to strawberry-topped angel’s food cake than the black-forest-cake first impression. And though it might suggest desserts, the tannins and acidity keep enough freshness through the end for another sip.

This bold and spicy Malbec is made from 60-year-old vines and aged in new French oak barrels for 14 months, giving it a concentrated and complex profile. The nose is bursting with notes of Christmas spices, sweet tobacco, and cocoa. The palate brings pops of juicy blackberries, plums, and vanilla.

Publisher's Picks. Coffee and a slightly smoky tone beckon additional notes of black plum and Worcestershire. Glossy tannins take a slight grip while wet stone and a dusty middle adds to a sensual mouthfeel. An overall great food companion.

Wonderful purity of fruit with blackberries and flowers, such as violets and orchids. Medium to full-bodied with very fine tannins that melt nicely into the wine. Very drinkable now, but a couple of years of bottle age will make it even better. Try after 2024.