Alandes Tres Tierras Malbec 2024

Alandes "Tres Tierras" Malbec, Karim Mussi Wines, Argentina, 2024

Grape: 100% Malbec, multi regional blend, fermentation in small concrete tanks using indigenous yeast, 50% aged 12 months in French oak barrels and 50% in concrete tanks for 10 months

Producer Tasting Note:

A wine with solid Malbec varietal typicity, enhanced by the complexity and synergy that blending provides. It delivers a multidimensional, rich, and layered profile that reflects the “high desert” concept, behaving like a true condor—connecting the vast Andes mountain range.

Produced by winemaker Karim Mussi, the Alandes project represents absolute freedom, a ‘laissez-faire’ winemaking philosophy that is in an extensive territory without borders.

From the high-altitude vineyards of the Calchaquí Valley (1700 m.a.s.l.) in Salta to the cooler, elevated sites of the Uco Valley (1100 m.a.s.l.) and the southerly reaches of the Rio Negro (285 m.a.s.l.) in Patagonia, these regions together showcase the diversity of Argentina’s terroir. Wide diurnal temperature variation is a common thread, helping to produce small crops of concentrated, healthy fruit. While Salta delivers power and intensity, the Uco Valley (Mendoza) brings freshness and floral character, and Patagonia offers a cooler climate expression with elegance and balance from its long growing season and alluvial soils.

From the far north in Salta, through Mendoza’s Uco Valley, and all the way down to Patagonia in the south, this wine connects nearly 2,000 kilometers across 12 degrees of latitude. Each component was a challenge in itself—harvesting grapes across distant valleys in an effort to capture the widest possible expression of these regions. After a year of ageing in barrels and concrete tanks, and once the wines were ready for bottling, they were brought together in Mendoza for the “Tres Tierras” blend. The best result was achieved by balancing the three expressions equally, using one-third of each component to ensure a strong and authentic representation of their individual identities.

Food Match: A superb pairing with rib eye steak and grilled vegetables