2013 Superuco "Calcareo - Coluvio de Altamira" Malbec Uco Valley

The 2013 CalcÌÁreo Coluvio de Altamira is closed and tight, feeling the most austere and chalk-driven of the three reds I tasted form the CalcÌÁreo line. The grapes are selected from a small part of the vineyard where the calcium carbonate is seen in the surface. It's a serious, balanced and terribly salty and mineral red with the violets of Malbec intermixed with crushed rocks and even a marine feeling to it. Complex, subtle, elegant...terrific! And very affordable too. 3,000 bottles produced, the content of the amphora. (LG)