Alta Vista Malbec Grand Reserve 2005

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Alta Vista Malbec Grand Reserve 2005Price: $25.00 Case Price: $22.50

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Color:: Red
Body/Type:: Full Bodied
Style:: Modern
Size:: Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:: Alta Vista
Grapes:: Malbec
Serve At:: 59°-64° F
Region:: Argentina > Mendoza

Alta Vista, one of the largest family-owned wineries in Argentina, devotes themselves to "Terroir Expression winemaking"; painstaking research into micro-climate results in a powerhouse Malbec.

The d'Aulan family oversees the Alta Vista winery, one of Argentina's largest independently owned wine producers. They pride themselves on being "Terroir Oriented Winemakers" and have invested considerable time and finances in researching and understanding their homeland. Extensive study was put into the area immediately surrounding Mendoza City, as well as that of Salta, a region in the north that lies in the Andes foothills. Their efforts in Mendoza led to the first comparative study of single vineyard Malbec wines from that region, and led to the development of their flagship ALTO red wines.

The Agrelo and Lujan de Cuyo subregions sit just to the southwest of the city of Mendoza, in the foothills of the massive Andes Mountain range to the west. The soils are quite poor, which causes the roots of the vines to seek deep sources of nourishment, and subsequently improve the fruit. Agrelo, in particular, also benefits from a very cool climate, which slows/evens the ripening process and makes for excellent Chardonnay fruit.

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Michael Novack, mdnovack says:

Balanced
Smooth

Malbec is all the rage and this one seems to hold its own against others I have tried. My mother was over for dinner and made positive comments.

Birk O'Halloran, Birk says:

Earthy
Rich

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