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2008 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Mendoza
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2008 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Mendoza

Producer: Altos Las Hormigas
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Malbec
Origin: Argentina
Region: Argentina

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Still tight but delicious
03/31/2009
by Gibson12094884
This wine shows wonderfully deep black fruit flavors and definite tannic structure. Even after an hour of air the wine still held back, which means that some aging might be in order. Drink now or wait for the wine to shine.

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About Argentina

Until the early 1990s, Argentina's wine industry was focused inward, as the local market's thirst was sufficient to absorb the huge quantities of everyday drinking wine produced there. But with per-capita consumption in the domestic market in sharp decline since the mid-1970s, Argentina's wine producers realized that they had to look to export markets to remain in business, and winemaking in Argentina began its transformation.


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Malbec

The Malbec grape may have originated in southwest France, where it still is grown under the name Cot. However, the grape's international profile has surged not because of what's going on in France, but rather because of current trends in Argentina.
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