A Malbec mixed with 8% Cabernet Franc from Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley, aged for 13 months in French barrels, 30% of them new. Deep purple in the glass. The nose offers black currant, sour cherry and enticing hints of violet. Tight and young on the palate with intensely chalky but precisely calibrated tannins; voluminous and generous on the tongue with a lengthy, herbal finish brought out by the Franc.

Bacony hints to the dried berry and roasted cherry flavors. Toasty notes envelop the finish, with plenty oakiness. Drink now. 6,800 cases imported.