Aluvional Paraje Altamira Mendoza Malbec

Smoking good. Really tight and reserved on opening, smoky, spicy, with a blanket of graphite, earth and herbs that took some time to unravel. The core of the wine was sensational - high toned, intense and hyper focused dark cherry and plum, with the herbs and spice notes still there, adding depth. Beautifully vivid and super expressive. So good with chocolate cake...

Took a minute to open up, but then was excellent - rich, medium leaning full bodied, mild fruit notes.

Darin had this a year ago