and 5% Cabernet Franc) comes from the prized Solaia vineyard
Favonius is the natural-leaning Lisboa project founded in 2021 by Rodrigo Martins and Pedro Cabanita
but best cellared 7–20 years for full complexity
The wine carries its structure with grace—fine tannins
When Christophe Roumier makes a Grand Cru from Charmes-Chambertin
Altos las Hormigas, Malbec 'Appellation Altamira', 2021 BURGUNDYCOUNT and 5% Cabernet Franc) comesMalbec as a window into a specific place. Altos las Hormigas sources this from Paraje Altamira in the high Uco Valley, planted around 1,200 meters on the limestone laced alluvial soils that define the appellation. Working with terroir specialist Pedro Parra, who has dug over 1,500 soil pits chasing Mendoza's chalky gold, the team makes this in the more elegant, aromatic register that Altamira is known for, the cooler, more perfumed counterpoint to