Altos Las Hormigas Jardin de Hormigas Los Amantes 2021

‘Young vines can give you volume and complexity,’ says Alberto Antonini of this brilliant seven-year-old parcel in Paraje Altamira. This stunning Malbec comes from a one-hectare plot that viticulturist Pedro Parra justifiably describes as a Grand Cru. Scented and alluring, with rose petal and violet top notes, pure raspberry, wild strawberry and pomegranate flavours, layered tannins, very little oak and a finish that lingers like the last note of a great string quartet. Stunning. Drink date: 2024-2032. Score – 100. (timatkin.com, Argentina Special Report 2023)