Altamira Reserve - Cabernet Franc - 2015
WINERY
VISTA FLORES ESTATE
SCORE
COUNTRY
ARGENTINA
WINEMAKER'S NOTES
Deep and intense color with notes of eucalyptus and green pepper. Very nice ending in the mouth.
- COMPOSICION VARIETAL 100% Cabernet Franc.
- ACIDEZ 4.95 g/l
- ORIGEN Uco Valley-Mendoza.
- AGING 18 months in French oak barriques.
- SERVING TEMPERATURE 16–18 ºC
- COLOR Deep and intense color.
- CLIMATE Dry and arid.
- PALATE Very nice ending in the mouth.
- AROMA Notes of eucalyptus and green pepper.
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ABOUT THE WINERY: VISTA FLORES ESTATE
Our vineyard sites in La Consulta and Vista Flores are considered the best terroir in the Valle de Uco – some 70 miles south of the city of Mendoza. The three regions account for less than 10% of all the wines produced in Mendoza. Our oldest Malbec vineyards were planted 45-60 years ago. These old vines yield intense wines of saturated deep purple with a production of less than 2.25 tons an acre. The extreme difference in day and night time (diurnal) temperature produce an incredible concentration of dark currant, plum and blueberry flavors that are not found in other sub regions of Mendoza. The vineyard sites are planted at 3,400 feet and look up at the Andes peaks above 22,000 feet.
