Winery Altaland - High Altitude Malbec

Winery Altaland High Altitude Malbec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The High Altitude Malbec of Winery Altaland is a red wine from the region of Tupungato of Mendoza.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the High Altitude Malbec from the Winery Altaland

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the High Altitude Malbec of Winery Altaland in the region of Mendoza is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with earth taste

smoke, leather

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the High Altitude Malbec of Winery Altaland in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cream, chocolate or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio.

Details and technical informations about Winery Altaland's High Altitude Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

High Altitude Malbec - 2018
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.9 1 1 1 1 0
High Altitude Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 4.1 1 1 1 1 0
High Altitude Malbec - 2016
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
High Altitude Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
High Altitude Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Tupungato wines
Average rating: 3.7 1 1 1 0.5 0

The best vintages of High Altitude Malbec from Winery Altaland are 2017, 2018, 2016, 2015 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Altaland

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Tupungato in the region of Mendoza

The Winery Altaland is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Tupungato to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 1500 of of Argentina wines
In the top 1500 of of Tupungato wines
In the top 25000 of red wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

The wine region of Tupungato

The wine region of Tupungato is located in the region of Uco Valley of Mendoza of Argentina. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Catena Zapata or the Domaine Rutini produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Tupungato are Malbec, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Tupungato often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, slate or ripe blackberries and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, boysenberries or nutty.


The wine region of Mendoza

Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.

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The word of the wine: Sommelier

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