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2009 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Mendoza
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2009 Altos Las Hormigas Malbec Mendoza

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

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88 Points | International Wine Cellar , January/February 2010

($14) Bright ruby-red. Currant, flowers and spices on the nose. A pure, spicy midweight with good density of material but an enticing light touch and good cut. This easygoing malbec is always a very good value.

87 Points | Wine Spectator
88 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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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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