Alpamanta Malbec Natal 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Dense red fruit

Dense red fruit

retaining a firm structure and prominent acidity even in the warmest vintages

ferments with wild yeast before 6 months in neutral oak and stainless steel

it's built on restraint rather than richness

then carefully charcoal filtered to restore the crisp agave flavor found in Blanco Tequila

Alpamanta Malbec Natal 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick Dense red fruitA Malbec that throws out the muscular Mendoza playbook in favor of vitality and crunch. Alpamanta works a biodynamic estate in Ugarteche, Lujan de Cuyo, where founders from Austria, Switzerland and France farm with composting, lunar cycles, and a near religious commitment to letting place speak. Natal is the unoaked, juicy expression of the house: spontaneous fermentation, no additives, stainless steel only, bottled fresh to capture the lift and