Altocedro La Consulta Select Proprietary Red 2022

Altocedro La Consulta Red Blend: The Voice of a New Argentina

The Oxford Companion to Wine notes that “Argentina, the most important wine producing country in South America, [is also] one of the most dynamic wine producers in the world.” And we here at Waterford agree.

Because somewhere along the rocky beds of the Tunuyán River, in the southern reaches of the Uco Valley, that dynamism hums like quiet electricity through the vineyards of La Consulta. Here, where desert air brushes the foothills of the Andes, winemaker Karim Mussi tends to Altocedro—a project that feels both modern and timeless, deeply Argentine yet unmistakably global in its vision.

Altocedro’s La Consulta Red Blend is, at heart, a story of balance. Malbec, the grape that put Argentina on the world’s wine map, takes the leading role, but it shares the stage with Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Tempranillo. Together they create something more textured and complete than any one grape could achieve alone. The result is a wine that feels both familiar and revelatory—an elegant handshake between New World fruit and Old World restraint.

It opens with aromas of dark plum and violets, drifting into notes of graphite, cocoa, and warm spice. The palate is supple yet firm, its richness carried by a thread of mountain freshness that keeps everything lifted and alive. You taste not just fruit, but altitude and air—the living geography of La Consulta itself.

And in that taste, perhaps, lies the broader story of modern Argentina. A country once defined by a single grape has become a landscape of experimentation and renewal. Concrete fermenters stand beside oak barrels; native yeasts share space with classic varieties. It’s a place where tradition and innovation no longer compete, but collaborate.

Altocedro captures that evolution beautifully. It’s a wine that honors where Argentina has been, while quietly, confidently pointing to where it’s going.