2012 Mendel Finca ReMota Mendoza

A play onwinemaker Roberto De La Mota's name and the remote nature of the Altamira vineyard. Bold, spicy, savoury palate that is rich, then finishes superbly balanced with polished tannins.

This is a complex and well-crafted red with ginger, blueberry, blackberry and stone aromas and flavors. Full body, yet tight and refined. Gorgeous finish.

A single vineyard in Altamira in the Uco Valley, 6,000 bottles per year. Dark purple. Excitingly dense on the nose. Round, fleshy - a real treat

This varietal Malbec from a single 65-year-old block in Altamira is quite oak influenced at the moment, but it is never a forward wine. Serious, chalky and very focused, it has a lot of structure to partner the sweet, perfumed fruit. Give it time. Drink: 2017-23

This varietal Malbec from a single 65-year-old block in Altamira is quite oak influenced at the moment, but it is never a forward wine. Serious, chalky and very focused, it has a lot of structure to partner the sweet, perfumed fruit. Give it time. Drink: 2017-23.

(65% Malbec, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot, from very low-yielding vines): Saturated deep ruby to the rim. Aromas of blackberry and licorice show an almost porty ripeness but also good energy. Plush, sweet and very ripe, with enticing peppery vinosity framing and lifting the flavors of black fruits, licorce, bitter chocolate and exotic spices. Impressively concentrated and strong; very ripe for this bottling and sweet enough to be approachable soon, but has plenty of fine-grained tannins to support aging.