Mendoza

96 Points - James Suckling "This shows gorgeous aromas of dark fruit, lavender and stones. Very floral. Medium to full body, lovely integrated tannins and salty, minerally and oyster-shell character. Very unique. No wood. All concrete-aged. Drink now."

Robert Parker "The 2017 Polígonos Gualtallary Malbec was produced with grapes from vines in Tupungato Winelands in Gualtallary. It's riper than the 2018, but the place is so strong that it still shines through in the wine quite clearly, despite the low yields that mean concentration and more ripeness. This is higher in altitude than Altamira, and the heat of the vintage is a little less evident in the wine. There are notes of wild herbs, flowers and berries, a medium-bodied palate, with fine-grained and chalky tannins and a dry, serious finish. 10,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2018.

Luis Gutiérrez (robertparker.com) "There is a sense of purity in the 2018 Q Malbec that seems common to the whole portfolio here - wines that show precision, are clean and show no excess in any direction: ripeness, extraction or oak. It comes from Altamira and Chacayes, where 2018 was very balanced, and this is an exercise of blending over 100 components, as they ferment by soil even within the same vineyard. They fermented with different amounts of full clusters depending on the plot, perhaps 30% on average, and they fermented in concrete and with only 30% of the wine matured in used barriques. It's floral, expressive and perfumed, with a medium-bodied palate where the tannins are fine and there's some grip. The wine is serious but easy to drink. They want the wine to have a similar style to the top range: freshness, purity, cleanliness and texture that says it's from the Valle de Uco."

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93 Points - Luis Gutierrz (erobertparker.com) "The 2012 Aluvional Vista Flores is produced with Malbec grapes from Vista Flores, in the Tunuyan department of the Uco Valley, from a vineyard at 1,100 meters altitude. It opens with opulent aromas of wild herbs and violets, very showy and elegant, and has a medium-bodied palate with extremely polished, glossy tannins and a sweet texture. It is fluid and very drinkable. "