Catena Malbec Pataje Altamira

The 2016 Appellation Paraje Altamira Malbec is simply superb. Floral, mineral and focused, this comes from the Nicasia Vineyard and matured in French and American oak barrels for 12 months. 30,000 bottles were filled in April 2017. 2018 - 2024.

Bright medium ruby. Very ripe but not roasted on the nose, offering complex aromas of blackberry, black raspberry, mocha, bitter chocolate, pepper and menthol. Wonderfully pliant and refined, showing subtle inner-mouth lift and harmonious acidity to its flavors of black and purple berries and minerals. Boasts a compellingly smooth texture for the year, along with lovely restrained sweetness. Finishes with suave tannins and superb slow-rising length. This very classy, delineated wine is a great example of how Malbec could shine in 2016 on well-drained high-altitude sites in the Uco Valley.