Catena Paraje Altamira Malbec 2023

This opens with blue fruit that deepens into darker tones yet remains crunchy, with a hint of pepper. The palate is saline, luminous and chiseled, marked by a delicate veil of fruit and refined tension. Drink now [through early 2030s]. Score – 94. (Jacobo Garcia-Andrade Llamas, jamessuckling.com, April 14, 2025)