The 2018 Susana Balbo Signature Malbec shows superbly; it's aromatic, expressive and open, combining floral and spicy notes and with a medium-bodied palate and very fine tannins. The Malbec from Altamira was combined with some 8% Cabernet Franc, and the two varieties seem to work very well together and complement each other. 145,000 bottles produced.

A Malbec mixed with 8% Cabernet Franc from Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley, aged for 13 months in French barrels, 30% of them new. Deep purple in the glass. The nose offers black currant, sour cherry and enticing hints of violet. Tight and young on the palate with intensely chalky but precisely calibrated tannins; voluminous and generous on the tongue with a lengthy, herbal finish brought out by the Franc.