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Michel Torino Altimus Red (Cafayate)
Cafayate · Argentina
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tannat
- Country
- Argentina
- Region
- Cafayate
- Appellation
- Cafayate
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne de caça · churrasco · queijos curados · cordeiro
Rated vintages
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200989 pts
Over the years, Altimus—a blend of Malbec, Cabernet and Tannat—has been all over the map. This vintage is quite good, with burly aromas of bacon, balsam wood, campfire and black fruit. It's a load in the mouth, where minty, lemony oak flavors vie with blackberry and foresty herb…
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200584 pts
A tough sell at this price. The nose is minty, green and smells of tobacco, spice and fern fronds, while the palate is tangy, clangy in feel and dry. Flavors of semisour, herbal cherry and plum are touched up by sweet oak, but overall it's rather dry and scouring.