2019 Altocedro Cabernet Sauvignon “Reserva”, Mendoza, Argentina

ABOUT THIS WINE

This Cabernet Sauvignon comes from one of the coolest areas of the valley, El Cepillo (La Consulta, Uco Valley), which allows us to express its classic and traditional varietal typicity, displaying more of its savory side. In addition to its complexity provided by the fermentation in small concrete vats and the aging 18 months in French oak barrels.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Altocedro was founded in 1999 by visionary Karim Mussi, a third-generation Lebanese immigrant. Karim and his family pioneered La Consulta in the Uco Valley as a special place to make born and raised wines. In 2014, fifteen years later, Karims crazy idea of high-altitude farming became conventional wisdom and now La Consulta is classified as one of Argentinas few Geographic Indication (GI) Appellation and the best place to farm iconic wines. Altocedro is synonymous with outstanding La Consulta wines. Original old vine rootstocks, indigenous yeasts, hundred-year-old concrete fermentation tanks, and Karims minimalist winemaking, create true terroir-driven wines.
The name Altocedro means high Cedar and the trees that surround the vineyards not only protect the vines from storms in the nearby Andes mountains, they also pay homage to Karims roots because Cedar trees are considered sacred in the Lebanese culture.