Wine · Mendoza
Altos Las Hormigas
Terroir-focused Mendoza Malbec, named for the ants that shared its first vineyard.
- Founded
- 1995
- Founded by
- Alberto Antonini, Antonio Morescalchi
- Based in
- Mendoza
Making it since
1995
Their story
In 1995, Tuscan winemaker Alberto Antonini and entrepreneur Antonio Morescalchi toured South America and settled on Mendoza. They later brought in winemaker Attilio Pagli and Argentine agronomist Carlos Vázquez as partners, and bet on Malbec when many others were planting Cabernet and Merlot.
The name comes from their first planting in Luján de Cuyo in 1996, when ants kept eating the young shoots. Rather than poison them, the team found natural deterrents and named the winery for the ants, after an Argentine phrase for humble, patient work.
How it's made
The winery calls itself a terroir specialist, working with high, limestone-rich sites in the Uco Valley and Paraje Altamira. At its Jardín de Hormigas vineyard, about 32 hectares are farmed organically in small plots mapped by soil type, with native plants left between the vines.
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Why we carry them
Altos Las Hormigas shows how fresh and lively Malbec can be. We think the entry bottles are among the best values in Argentine red.
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