Malbec, Single Vineyard El Tomillo, Bodegas Salentein 2021
Single-vineyard Paraje Altamira Malbec: black fruit, thyme and silky tannins, long and elegant.
Tim Atkin MW Tim Atkin 94 (2025); Descorchados 94; Decanter 93 (2025); James Suckling 92 (2025)
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Why this wine
El Tomillo is one vineyard in Paraje Altamira, the limestone-marked corner of the Uco Valley that gives Malbec its finest tannins. Salentein split the ferment three ways and aged it 16 months in used French oak, so the site speaks louder than the wood. It is the step up from regional Malbec that actually tastes like a step up.
At a glance
- Grape
- Malbec
- Region
- Valle de Uco, Argentina
- Alcohol
- 14.00%
- Body
- Full
- Acidity
- Medium
- Tannins
- Medium
- Sweetness
- Dry
- Drink
- Medium (5-10 yrs)
- Pairs with
- Red Meat, Barbecue, Cheese