Red

Altocedro Año Cero Tempranillo (La Consulta)

Altocedro

La Consulta · Argentina

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Tempranillo
Country
Argentina
Region
La Consulta
Appellation
La Consulta / Mendoza Province
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carne de cordeiro · bife de chorizo · empanadas · parrillada · queijos maturados

Rated vintages

  • 201384 pts

    Heavily charred aromas throw a shadow over roasted, stalky red-berry notes. This feels tight, choppy and drawing, with no give to the palate. Roasted, salty plum and berry flavors end with a final round of hard, pounding tannins.

  • 201286 pts

    This Tempranillo is a heavy, saturated number with rubbery plum and berry aromas. It's totally Argentinean in style and shares little to nothing with Spanish versions; it's full bodied but not showing much in the midpalate, while generic berry flavors offer chocolate notes and f…