Altos Las Hormigas 'Lujan de Cuyo' Malbec 2023

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Altos Las Hormigas 'Lujan de Cuyo' Malbec 2023Sourced from two high density plots, rich in limestone. Hand harvested. After pressing, the grapes are transferred by gravity to concrete tanks for fermentation with indigenous yeasts for 15 days. 75% of the cuvee is aged 18 months in concrete, while 25% goes into untoasted oak foudres for added texture. Aged 6 months in bottle before release. Notes of blackberry, blueberry, chocolate, and violets. Organic. Made by Federico Gambetta Wine maker of the

and a mineral core of incredible depth

evolves slowly into a sensual masterpiece with its lingering finish built on a mass of minerality

with twice daily pump-overs

The Premetta is extremely limited in production

but all are made in the vein of Le Puy’s iconic “Barthélemy”: aging two years in old 228-liter barrels on the gross lees which are stirred in (“dynamized”) regularly

Always a bit grittier

surrounding the village providing the perfect setting to express the curious and compelling character of this grape variety

about 10 kilometers northeast of Châteauneuf-du-Pape en route to the Plan de Dieu

The cuvaison is about 12 days in length

The Carema of Ferrando reveals the most elegant and delicate and complex characteristics of the Nebbiolo grape with a surprising capacity to age

Pierre typically ages and bottles his two premier-cru holdings in Aloxe-Corton—a half-hectare in Les Moutottes and a 0

rare in the Luberon

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