Altos las Hormigas, Malbec 'Lujan de Cuyo - Terroir', 2023 so012824 January Cellar Roundup offer and Mezcalosfera says so right

and Mezcalosfera says so right on the label

while apricot and bergamot peel notes define the nose

and the family (now run by son-in-law Valter Fissore and daughter Nadia) holds the largest position in Ravera by far

The result is layered and textural rather than simply aromatic—herbs

Altos las Hormigas, Malbec 'Lujan de Cuyo - Terroir', 2023 so012824 January Cellar Roundup offer and Mezcalosfera says so rightThe classic Malbec zone bottling in the Altos las Hormigas terroir lineup. Lujan de Cuyo is Mendoza's historic Malbec heartland, and this comes from organic vineyards planted on limestone, a deliberate point of difference from the area's typical alluvial and clay soils that tend to make bolder, broader wines. That chalk gives finer tannins and lift. The 2023 was hand harvested, gravity fed into small concrete tanks, fermented with native yeasts, and