Alpamanta Malbec Natal 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick ferments with wild yeast before

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

Serve it cold but not ice cold

savory dishes

The 2019 is classic La Gerla: floral and spiced rather than heavy

Dense red fruit

Alpamanta Malbec Natal 2023 SF Chronicle - Past Pick ferments with wild yeast beforeA 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