Achaval Ferrer, Finca Altamira Vintage:2005 A perfumed and ultra-pure nose

A perfumed and ultra-pure nose freely offers up its aromas of crushed pear

"The really old vines are planted east-west

An appealing elegant

ripe stone fruits

There is excellent intensity to the refined

Achaval Ferrer, Finca Altamira Vintage:2005 A perfumed and ultra-pure noseDeep ruby. Subdued black fruits, minerals and mocha on the nose. Broad, plush and very ripe but not overly sweet, offering highly complex flavors of candied fruit and exotic dried flowers. As sexy as this is today, it's also quite backward and in need of bottle aging. Both this wine and the Mirador bottling are from vines more than 40 years of age, and both should evolve positively over the next decade or more. Stephen Tanzer