95 Points Decanter
A smouldering charcoal and graphite bass line supports a blanket of lavish dark cherries and vibrant florals. Generous and textured with crunchy tannins and a long, gourmet finish.
 
Winemaker Notes
Altosur is 100% estate grown Malbec. Sophenia was a project that was started by two friends in the late 1990s. They named their new project after their daughters (Sophia and Eugenia). They gambled and acquired property in the up and coming, but at the time yet to be proven, Gualtallary valley. Gualtallary has become one of the most exciting regions in the country. Its high elevation vineyards with large diurnal shifts and soils with calcium carbonate have elevated the world's perception of what Malbec can be. The winery has great terroir and access to some of the best minds in the world of wine, they use the consulting winemakers Matias Michelini and Michel Rolland. With all of that going on, it should surprise no one how good this wine is. What is surprising is the cost. This is an incredible value that harkens back to when Malbec first came to everyone's attention, but with the benefit of decades worth of knowledge and innovation in winemaking.