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WINERY INFORMATION: Paraje Altamira, with its high altitude and cool microclimate, has become synonymous with world-class Malbecs. e soils of Paraje Altamira are very diverse, with patches of sandy, rocky and silty soils dispersed throughout the vineyard. At the moment of harvest, each soil prole imparts distinct aromatic and avor proles to the Malbec fruit – oral notes in the sandy patches, stony minerality in the rocky areas, and dark fruits in the silty soils. LABEL NOTES: ZaHa means “Heart” in Mendoza's native Huarpe language. With deep, sprawling roots, the vines in the Toko vineyard literally extract the “Blood of the Earth” from deep within the rocky limestone sub soil. WINEMAKING: Harvested over a two week period. Each day, Alejan- dro tastes the fruit from throughout the vineyard and designs a blend of soils and varieties for that day. One day the blend may be Malbecs from each dierent soil. Another day Malbec from one soil prole is co-fer- ented with Cabernet Franc. Another day a dierent soil prole is co-fermented with Petit Verdot. At the end of the harvest, Alejandro has made 15 - 20 individual wines which reect the complex diversity of soils, varietals and harvest dates of this unique vineyard. All of these wines are valid expressions of the vineyard and are blended together throughout the barrel aging process. FERMENTATION: Each day’s harvest is micro-vinied in small 500kg plastic harvest bins. We use only natural yeasts. ere are between 20-60% whole clusters in the ferment depending on the lot. Fermenta- tion is slow and gradual, using only manual punching down as the cap management technique. Fermentation temperatures are kept low to preserve the delicate aromatic prole of the vineyard. COLOR: Deep purple TASTING NOTES: A mineral and fresh Malbec. Floral notes and red fruit aromas on the nose are followed by a rich and medium bodied palate that enhances the fruit prole of this wine. Round tannins that add up to a long finish. @vinodelsolwine Vino del Sol’s wineries are all estate-grown, sustainably-farmed, and family-owned.